Dennis F. King's Obituary
Dennis F. King, 86, of Memphis, Texas died Saturday, September 2, 2023 in Memphis, Texas.
Services will be at 10:00am on Monday, September 4, 2023 at the Memphis Church of Christ, with Jim Dixon and Tom Anderson, officiating.
Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.
Dennis was born July 19, 1937 in Vinson, Oklahoma to Floyd Lecoy and Ollie Esther Cheatwood King. He had been a resident of Memphis since 1951. Dennis was a US Army veteran. He married Vada Corene Williams on June 7, 2006 in Memphis. Dennis had been a truck driver most of his life and was very involved in the Memphis community. He had been the Vice Commander of Post 125 of the American Legion, and was President of the Fairview Cemetery Association. Dennis enjoyed trap shooting, loved hunting and fishing, and enjoyed planning his family reunions. Dennis was a member of the Memphis Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Esther King; 3 brothers, Delmar, Emmitt, and Alfred Lee King; 2 sisters, Patsy King and Desi Fronterhouse.
Survivors include his wife, Vada King; a son Dennis Floyd King Jr and wife Dianne; 4 daughters, Kathryn King Robinson and husband Billy, Amanda King Hardesty and husband Roy Daniel, Tina Maxwell and husband Richard, Amanda Green and husband Ken; a sister, Jocie Hunter, 12 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
The family has requested that memorials be sent to the Fairview Cemetery Association in Memphis.
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