Emily Ann King
Emily Ann King, 81, Wabash, died at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, at her home. She was born Sept. 22, 1934, in Wabash County, to Clarence Edward and Nellie Olive (Randall) King.
Emily married Hal Rhamy King at the Dora Christian Church on March 10, 1954; he died March 23, 2010. She was the kitchen supervisor for Millers Merry Manor, retiring after 35 years, and also worked several years at the election polls. She was a member of the Wabash Christian Church and the Silver Sneakers Club at the YMCA. Emily enjoyed cooking and loved her family.
She is survived by four children: Kalvin (Susan) King, Virginia Beach, Va.; Kenton (Deborah) King, Warsaw; Charlotte Anderson; Bob (Wanda) King, both of Wabash; 11 grandchildren: Aaron (Jeanette) Anderson; Karrie (Kyle) Merriman, both of Wabash; Alicia (Eldon) Long, Warsaw; Derrick (Amanda) King, Pickens, S.C.; Daniel Clark, Wabash; Jessica (Terry) Grinslade, Greentown; Rachel (Kiowa) Ackley, North Manchester; Christopher King, Denton, Texas; Chad King; Cody King, both of Virginia Beach, Va.; and Angie (Gene) Seifert, West Point, Va.; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Paul (Mary) King, Wabash; Tim (Ruth) King, Woodbury, N.J.; two sisters: Karla Eltzroth, South Whitley; Marilyn Fisher, Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Solomon David officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the funeral home.