Ronnie King

Friday, June 3, 2005

NEW MADRID -- Ronnie King, 40, died May 29, 2005.

Born Oct. 4, 1964, in Chicago, he was the son of Edward and Georgia Mae Wilderness King.

Survivors include: three sons, Matthew King of Sikeston and Ronnie King Jr. and Keith King of New Madrid; one daughter, Brittney R. Holmes of San Antonio, Texas; seven brothers, Edward King Jr. of Berkeley, Ill., Robert Wilderness of Fort Wayne, Ind., Edward Bevley, Ricky King, Yarnell King and Darnell King of Chicago, Delbert Young of Anes, Iowa; and one sister, Jackie Hinton of Columbia.

One brother, Edward King, preceded him in death.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid, where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Roosevelt Dotson will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Sandhill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be his brothers.