MILLSBORO - Alan S. "Lanny" King passed away peacefully at Beebe Hospital on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Mr. King served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964 until 1968, he was a combat Marine and spent nearly a year in Viet Nam. He loved photography, music, and spending time with his nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Wanda King; niece, Mindy Eskridge and her companion Daniel McCann; best friend, Charles 'Packy' Conaway; and his great nieces and nephews, Alan, Haley, Tyra, Jared, and Ryley.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown, DE 19947, where friends may call after 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Delaware Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Lanny's memory can be made to: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675.