Cynthia Gale King
Cynthia Gale King was born to Dorothy Payne Murry and Oscar Murry on August 18, 1967 in Beaumont, Texas. She resided in Beaumont until twelve years of age, and then moved to Winnie, Texas. Cynthia graduated from East Chambers High in 1985, where she obtained her cosmetology license. She also attended Delta Career Center where she studied and received her Medical Billing and Coding certification.
Cynthia was united in marriage to David Lee King on July 20, 1985 and to this union three sons were born: Travis Lee King, Titus Phillip King and Nicholas Trey King. At an early age Cynthia was saved, then attended Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church under the pastor ship of Dwain Bernard, Sr. She served faithfully five years with Pastor Bernard. Next, Reverend Allen James, Jr. became pastor. Sis. King served in the Senior Choir, as an Usher, a member of the Mission, and during the summer she was a Vacation Bible School teacher for the Preschool Children. In 2000 to present time the King family are active members of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Beaumont, TX where the pastor is Dr. John R. Adolph. The family usually attended the 8:00 a.m. Worship Service. Cynthia was a Sunday school teacher; she and her husband were members of the Marriage Couple Ministry, and she was a Prayer Warrior. Cynthia was one of the youth c0-advisors of the Beaumont NAACP. Additionally, for several years she was a member and an usher with the Southeast TX Spiritual Warrior Conference. The visionary of the Conference is Pastor James Landry of the Christ Outreach on Magnolia Street. Finally, Sis. Cynthia had over one hundred hours in the Therapon Institute which is an education provider for the Texas State Board of Family Therapists. The principle instructor is Minister Louis Vaughn. Cynthia was employed by HEALTHSOUTH Diagnostics for ten years and she also worked part-time at Sam’s Club.
Cynthia survived by her husband and three sons, parents, her only sister Stephanie Patrick of Winnie; her four brothers, Darryl Sias, Steve Murry and his wife, Sulena, Kevin Murry and his wife, Tasha all of Beaumont, and Ricky King of Stowell. Left behind were her Godchildren, Jaderrius Williams and La’Kendra Patrick and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 3920 W. Cardinal Drive, Beaumont with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery, Winnie under the arrangement of Broussard’s 134 W. Buccaneer Dr. Winnie. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Broussard’s funeral home with additional visitation at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Saturday from 9:00 am until time of service.
