Ima Delores “Dee” King, 69, of Beaumont went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 31, 2008. She was born on January 5, 1939 in Halletsville, Texas. Dee will be missed as mother, granny, sister, aunt and friend to many. She was the "Rock" of our family and kept the family together. No one was ever absent from her heart. Dee was for each of us a statue of strength. No one will ever be able to fill the hole left in our hearts.
Survivors include her two sons, Ed Hurta III and Bobby Hurta of Jones Creek; two daughters, Debbie Miller and husband Ronnie of Freeport and Sarah Roderick and husband Ray of Freeport; twelve grandchildren, Ronnie, Justin, Earl, Shanon, Jahala, Amy, Ed, Shaylnn, Robert, Mike, Tammy, and James; six great grandchildren, Kyle, Kaylen, Ahna, Kennedy, Kyleigh, and Melanie, ten brothers, Scooter, Wayne, Len, Sammy, James, Howard, Charles, Marvin, Wesley and Kenny Ray; three sisters; Ida Mae Rogers, Helen Wilt and Johnnie Ray, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dee’s sisters, Edith and Leona Ray; parents, Loyd and Sonora Ray; and husband, Clarence King, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2008 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont with burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, February 3, 2008 from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Foundation, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 and American Heart Association, P. O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726.
