Estill King

Estill King, Jr., 83, of Dabney passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon. He was born at Combs in Perry County, Kentucky on January 9, 1930 the son of Estill Sr. and Eunice Fletcher King. He was married to Norma Sizemore on November 25, 1953 and she survives. Other survivors include four sons Jerry (Felicia) King of Dallas, Texas, Steve (Bambi) King, Daniel King, and Phil (Kelly) King all of Dabney; 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; three sisters Ruby (Dan) Herald of Lexington, Kentucky, Maxine Morris of Middletown, Ohio, and Louise (James) Conway of Lebanon, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter Vicki Kay King. Mr. King was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War where he served from 1948 to 1952 as a pipefitter on the USS Collett. He was a former employee of the Magnod Foundry in Middletown, Ohio and had retired as a maintenance supervisor with ITT Thompson in North Vernon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 15 at 1pm at the Dabney Baptist Church with calling from 11am until time of services. Burial will be in the Dabney Cemetery with military graveside rites by the Versailles American Legion. Memorials may be given to the Dabney Baptist Church in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home.