The funeral service for Shirley Faye Stewart King will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, November 1, at Riverwood Family, with burial in Gum Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Thursday, October 31, at Riverwood, and will resume from 10:30 until the service on Friday.
Mrs. King was born on December 17, 1940, the only daughter of Harvey and Gladys Stewart. She retired from King’s Equipment, where she worked for many years. Mrs. King was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and she treasured her grandchildren and great grandchildren above all else. She enjoyed cooking for her family, and she also liked crocheting in her free time. Mrs. King completed her journey here and entered her eternal rest on October 30, 2024, she was 83 years of age.
She is preceded in death by her husband, George King, to whom she was married 60 years before his death; her parents; two grandsons, Kurt King and Edward King; brother, Howard Stewart; and sister-in-law, Frances Stewart.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Louise Alford (Ricky) and Harold King (Gay); one brother, Pete Stewart; four grandchildren, Charlie Alford (Mandy), Jonathon Alford, Kristi Lay (Glenn), Paige Alford Stockstill (Jeremy); four great grandchildren, Kaden Alford, Katy Rose Alford, Blaine Alford, and Allie Grace Alford. She is also survived by special friends, Bonnie Petty and Virginia “Jenny” Leggett as well as a host of other loving family members and friends.
The family would like to thank Hospice Compassus, Gena, Wendy, Heather, and Yogi, for their constant care of Mrs. King.
