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Frank R. King Jr.

Posted 12/29/07

Frank R. King Jr., 89 SMYRNA - Frank R. King Jr. of Smyrna passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, in the U.S. Veterans Hospital, Elsmere. He was 89. Mr. King was born Oct. 27, 1918, in Wilmington, son …

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Frank R. King Jr.

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Frank R. King Jr., 89

SMYRNA - Frank R. King Jr. of Smyrna passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, in the U.S. Veterans Hospital, Elsmere. He was 89.

Mr. King was born Oct. 27, 1918, in Wilmington, son of the late Frank R. and Bessie Morris King.

Mr. King owned and operated the T.O.K. Co., which dealt with pipeline construction, in Amarillo, Texas for several years before retirement.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, where he earned a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.

Mr. King was a member of the 6th Armored Division Association and V.F.W. Post 8801 in Smyrna.

He is survived by a son and daughter, Wayne King and Sheriffs Department Sergeant Linda Sorrels, both of Canyon, Texas.

Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Odd Fellows Cemetery, DuPont Highway, Smyrna.

Arrangements by Faries Funeral Directors and Crematorium Inc., 29 S. Main St., Smyrna.

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