Obit: King, Jessie (1887 - 1967)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: King, Stevens, Miller, Tomlinson, Mathews, Reise, Peterson, Smith, Kelsey, Jarentowski, Buchholz, Dunprope, Anderson, Van Kirk, Huebner, Brissen, Wall, Musil, Dushek

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/13/1967

King, Jessie (1 March 1887 - 7 July 1967)

Funeral services for Mrs. Roy (Jessie) King, 80, of Neillsville, who died here Friday, were held Monday at 3 o’clock from the Methodist Church. The Rev. William Dushek officiated. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. King was born March 1, 1887, in Spencer. She received her education in Nasonville and Marshfield schools. She worked out as a young girl. She was married June 13, 1906, in Mauston to the late Roy King, who died in 1962. The family was engaged in farming until the later years. She spent most of her life in Clark County. She was a member of the Neillsville Methodist Church.

Mrs. King is survived by nine children: Elgar of Neillsville; Mrs. Albert (Mildred) Miller of rural Neillsville; Mrs. Homer (Jeynettia) Tomlinson of Campbellsport; Morley King of Neillsville; Leroy King of Yelm, Wash.; Elliott King of Beaver Dam; Mrs. Roy (Dimple) Reise of Yelm, Wash.; and Ned King of Milwaukee. Other survivors are: three sisters, Miss Lillian Stevens of Jamestown, N. Y., Mrs. Clarence (Grace) Peterson of Taylor, and Mrs. Luella Smith of Rib Lake; and two brothers, Clifford Stevens of Taylor and Howard Kelsey of Florence. Thirty-six grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren also survive.

Pallbearers were Mrs. King’s grandsons, Albert Miller, Jr., Bruce Miller, Robert Mathews, Donald King, Eugene King and Maynard King.

Ellis Wall, accompanied by Mrs. Iris Musil, sang, “The Old Rugged Cross” and “Rock of Ages”.

People from out of town here for the service we re: Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tomlinson of Campbellsport; Mr. and Mrs. Leroy King, Mrs. Roy Reise of Yelm, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Ned Kind, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jarentowski, Karen King, Charlyn King, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Buchholz and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott King of Beaver Dam; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller, JR., and family of Cleveland, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kelsey, Tressie of Florence; Mrs. David Dunprope and daughter of Florence; Augie and Elsie Krueger of Austin, Minn.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens and Mrs. Arian Anderson of Taylor; Mrs. Warren Van Kirk, and Mrs. Dale Huebner of Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Brissen of Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller of Green Bay; and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene King of Milwaukee.