DOVER - Roxanna Taylor King passed away peacefully at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, on Jan. 2, 2017. Roxanna was born in Philadelphia, Pa., daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Taylor. She attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pa., and moved to Harrington during World War II with her sister, where she had relatives and worked at the DuPont Plant in Seaford. She then became a secretary with Herman Brown's law office in Dover, where she met her husband, David H.L. King, who was friends with Herman Brown. Years later, she and her husband had King's Men Store and later had King's Sweet Shop candy store with both stores on Loockerman Street in downtown Dover. She was a former member of the Junior Board of Kent General Hospital, the Dover Chamber of Commerce, the Milton Historical Society, the Dover Historical Society, the Menswear Retailers of Americas, the Confectioners Association of America, Maple Dale Country Club and Wesley United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her late husband, David H.L. King; and a sister, Mary Taylor Biddle. She is survived by her son, David Taylor King, of Rehoboth Beach. A funeral service will be held, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton, where friends may call after 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.