Bernard King Loved Outdoor Life Best
By BESS WATSON
Bernard L. King, 53, who died yesterday in his home, 6301 S. Harding, was a calm, quiet man who viewed life with the serenity of one who loves the land and the outdoors.
He had been ill 11 weeks.
Conservation of natural resources and all wildlife was a matter of deep concern to Mr. King.
He abhorred wanton destruction of wild game and did not like to see timber cut before it was ready.
Mr. King owned several pieces of property in Brown County and he had planted thousands of trees in the soil reclamation and reforestation project, obtaining his trees from the state forestry division.
One of Mr. King's pet projects was protection of forest land from fire.
He constantly preached fire safety measures.
Much of his leisure time Mr. King spent in the outdoors, tramping up and down hills and through woods.
Life resident of Indianapolis, Mr. King left school at an early age to become a tinner. Later he become a crane operator and worked on construction of the South Harding Street plant of the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. After that he became a control board operator at the plant, with which he was associated more than 22 years.
Mr. King attended Technical High School night classes and took up welding. His avocation was building and he kept a little workshop constantly at his home, putting his welding training to good use.
He did all sorts of odd jobs and had done all the work, from the rough beginning to the finish product, in building several houses.
Mr. King was a member of the Ray Street Church of the Nazarene.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Farley Funeral Home, with burial at Zionsville.
Survivors are the widow, Gladys King; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James King; four sisters, Rosemary King, Ruth Mae Bennett, Florence Brunton and Elizabeth Eakins, and two brothers, James and Vincent King.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
31 Oct 1955, Mon • Page 7
By BESS WATSON
Bernard L. King, 53, who died yesterday in his home, 6301 S. Harding, was a calm, quiet man who viewed life with the serenity of one who loves the land and the outdoors.
He had been ill 11 weeks.
Conservation of natural resources and all wildlife was a matter of deep concern to Mr. King.
He abhorred wanton destruction of wild game and did not like to see timber cut before it was ready.
Mr. King owned several pieces of property in Brown County and he had planted thousands of trees in the soil reclamation and reforestation project, obtaining his trees from the state forestry division.
One of Mr. King's pet projects was protection of forest land from fire.
He constantly preached fire safety measures.
Much of his leisure time Mr. King spent in the outdoors, tramping up and down hills and through woods.
Life resident of Indianapolis, Mr. King left school at an early age to become a tinner. Later he become a crane operator and worked on construction of the South Harding Street plant of the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. After that he became a control board operator at the plant, with which he was associated more than 22 years.
Mr. King attended Technical High School night classes and took up welding. His avocation was building and he kept a little workshop constantly at his home, putting his welding training to good use.
He did all sorts of odd jobs and had done all the work, from the rough beginning to the finish product, in building several houses.
Mr. King was a member of the Ray Street Church of the Nazarene.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Farley Funeral Home, with burial at Zionsville.
Survivors are the widow, Gladys King; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James King; four sisters, Rosemary King, Ruth Mae Bennett, Florence Brunton and Elizabeth Eakins, and two brothers, James and Vincent King.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
31 Oct 1955, Mon • Page 7
Bernard King Loved Outdoor Life Best
By BESS WATSON
Bernard L. King, 53, who died yesterday in his home, 6301 S. Harding, was a calm, quiet man who viewed life with the serenity of one who loves the land and the outdoors.
He had been ill 11 weeks.
Conservation of natural resources and all wildlife was a matter of deep concern to Mr. King.
He abhorred wanton destruction of wild game and did not like to see timber cut before it was ready.
Mr. King owned several pieces of property in Brown County and he had planted thousands of trees in the soil reclamation and reforestation project, obtaining his trees from the state forestry division.
One of Mr. King's pet projects was protection of forest land from fire.
He constantly preached fire safety measures.
Much of his leisure time Mr. King spent in the outdoors, tramping up and down hills and through woods.
Life resident of Indianapolis, Mr. King left school at an early age to become a tinner. Later he become a crane operator and worked on construction of the South Harding Street plant of the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. After that he became a control board operator at the plant, with which he was associated more than 22 years.
Mr. King attended Technical High School night classes and took up welding. His avocation was building and he kept a little workshop constantly at his home, putting his welding training to good use.
He did all sorts of odd jobs and had done all the work, from the rough beginning to the finish product, in building several houses.
Mr. King was a member of the Ray Street Church of the Nazarene.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Farley Funeral Home, with burial at Zionsville.
Survivors are the widow, Gladys King; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James King; four sisters, Rosemary King, Ruth Mae Bennett, Florence Brunton and Elizabeth Eakins, and two brothers, James and Vincent King.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
31 Oct 1955, Mon • Page 7
By BESS WATSON
Bernard L. King, 53, who died yesterday in his home, 6301 S. Harding, was a calm, quiet man who viewed life with the serenity of one who loves the land and the outdoors.
He had been ill 11 weeks.
Conservation of natural resources and all wildlife was a matter of deep concern to Mr. King.
He abhorred wanton destruction of wild game and did not like to see timber cut before it was ready.
Mr. King owned several pieces of property in Brown County and he had planted thousands of trees in the soil reclamation and reforestation project, obtaining his trees from the state forestry division.
One of Mr. King's pet projects was protection of forest land from fire.
He constantly preached fire safety measures.
Much of his leisure time Mr. King spent in the outdoors, tramping up and down hills and through woods.
Life resident of Indianapolis, Mr. King left school at an early age to become a tinner. Later he become a crane operator and worked on construction of the South Harding Street plant of the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. After that he became a control board operator at the plant, with which he was associated more than 22 years.
Mr. King attended Technical High School night classes and took up welding. His avocation was building and he kept a little workshop constantly at his home, putting his welding training to good use.
He did all sorts of odd jobs and had done all the work, from the rough beginning to the finish product, in building several houses.
Mr. King was a member of the Ray Street Church of the Nazarene.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Farley Funeral Home, with burial at Zionsville.
Survivors are the widow, Gladys King; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James King; four sisters, Rosemary King, Ruth Mae Bennett, Florence Brunton and Elizabeth Eakins, and two brothers, James and Vincent King.
The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
31 Oct 1955, Mon • Page 7
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