Chauncey Roy King, 75, of 339 W. Marietta Ave., Peoria Heights, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital.
A baker prior to retirement, Mr. King later worked as a watchman at Bradley University.
Born in Jubilee Township May 12, 1882, he was a son of Ebenezer King and Margaret (Powers) King, and had resided in Peoria 40 years. He married Mildred Hofer, June 23, 1915, in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Dr. Fredrick King of Rochester, Minn., former principal of Thomas Jefferson School here, Roy C. King and Gerald R. King, the latter a Peoria police officer, both of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Shafer; one brother, Eugene R. King; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Eleanor White, all of Peoria. One sister and one brother preceded him in death.
Condensed from the obituary published Friday March 7, 1958 in the Peoria Citizen, page 6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
A baker prior to retirement, Mr. King later worked as a watchman at Bradley University.
Born in Jubilee Township May 12, 1882, he was a son of Ebenezer King and Margaret (Powers) King, and had resided in Peoria 40 years. He married Mildred Hofer, June 23, 1915, in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Dr. Fredrick King of Rochester, Minn., former principal of Thomas Jefferson School here, Roy C. King and Gerald R. King, the latter a Peoria police officer, both of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Shafer; one brother, Eugene R. King; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Eleanor White, all of Peoria. One sister and one brother preceded him in death.
Condensed from the obituary published Friday March 7, 1958 in the Peoria Citizen, page 6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Chauncey Roy King, 75, of 339 W. Marietta Ave., Peoria Heights, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital.
A baker prior to retirement, Mr. King later worked as a watchman at Bradley University.
Born in Jubilee Township May 12, 1882, he was a son of Ebenezer King and Margaret (Powers) King, and had resided in Peoria 40 years. He married Mildred Hofer, June 23, 1915, in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Dr. Fredrick King of Rochester, Minn., former principal of Thomas Jefferson School here, Roy C. King and Gerald R. King, the latter a Peoria police officer, both of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Shafer; one brother, Eugene R. King; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Eleanor White, all of Peoria. One sister and one brother preceded him in death.
Condensed from the obituary published Friday March 7, 1958 in the Peoria Citizen, page 6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
A baker prior to retirement, Mr. King later worked as a watchman at Bradley University.
Born in Jubilee Township May 12, 1882, he was a son of Ebenezer King and Margaret (Powers) King, and had resided in Peoria 40 years. He married Mildred Hofer, June 23, 1915, in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Dr. Fredrick King of Rochester, Minn., former principal of Thomas Jefferson School here, Roy C. King and Gerald R. King, the latter a Peoria police officer, both of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Shafer; one brother, Eugene R. King; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Eleanor White, all of Peoria. One sister and one brother preceded him in death.
Condensed from the obituary published Friday March 7, 1958 in the Peoria Citizen, page 6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
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