"Ben" Raymond King^{[1, 2]}

1944 - 2009  (64 years)

• Name	"Ben" Raymond King
  Born	1 Feb 1944	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jan 2009  [3]
  Buried	14 Jan 2009	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I59353	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Raymond Lawrence King,   b. 3 Aug 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jun 1976  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Bessie Mae Carr,   b. 9 Mar 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Feb 1999  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F18173	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Whaley
  Married	Abt 1964
  Children	1. Barbara King + 2. Belinda Faye King   3. Beth King
  Family ID	F21906	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Feb 1944 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 14 Jan 2009 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 384.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Jun 1976. Raymond Lawrence King obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Jun 1978. Tommy Lawrence King obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 10 Jan 2009. "Ben" Raymond King February 01, 1944 - January 10, 2009 Birthplace: Sevier County Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: January 13, 2009 Service: January 14, 2009 Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens “Ben” Raymond King, a loving husband, father and Papaw, a good man went to be with his Lord, January 10, 2009. He was 64 years old. He grew up in King Hollow and graduated from Pitman Center High School. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Raymond and Bessie Mae King and brothers, Homer, Tommy, and Bob King. He retired from the Tennessee Department of Transportation with 40 plus years of service. He farmed and developed properties in Sevier County. He was a regular part of Dunn’s Market. He was a friend to many and always shared what he had. He was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church. He leaves behind his wife of 45 years Carolyn Whaley King; his daughters, Barbara and her husband Rob Tinker, Belinda and her husband Mike Tinker, and Beth and her husband Matt Penland. His grandchildren, Lacee, Benton, Blair, Macee, Campbell, and Cybil. His sister and brother, Stella Caughron and her husband Harold and Johnny D. King and wife Karen and Judy King. His mother and father-in-law Maude and Zenith Whaley, Brothers and sisters-in-law Lonnie and Blanche Hartsell, Sammy and Mary Whaley, Robert and Janie Edwards and Roy and Brenda Whaley. His nieces and nephews are Beverly Smith, Christy King, John-David King , Thomas Paul King, Joy Braden, Earl Hartsell, Steve Whaley, Andrea Daust, and Adam Merritt. He leaves behind many friends and special friend Herb Blalock. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Andrews, Rev. Melvin Carr and Rev. Bob Walden officiating. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. Memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Sevierville Television Ministry, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 5–8 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)