David Lee King, 52, of Stowell, died July 23, 2009, at Pine Arbor Nursing Home in Silsbee.
David was born on February 19, 1957 to Laura and Phillip King. He lived in Stowell the majority of his life and graduated from East Chambers High School in 1976. David worked as a mechanic for Winnie Motors for several years, a bus driver for East Chambers Independent School District and drove a charter bus line during the summer. In 1991 he started working for the Beaumont Transit Company and worked there for seventeen years before retiring.
David was united in holy matrimony to the late Cynthia Gale Murry King on July 20, 1985, and from this union three sons were born; Travis, Titus and Nicholas. David was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Stowell under the leadership of the late Pastor Dwain Bernard, Sr. Later Reverend Allen James, Jr. became pastor and David served as an usher and deacon at St. Paul. In 2001 David and his family united with the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Beaumont under the leadership of Dr. John R. Adolph. They usually attended the 7:45 a.m. worship service. David and his late wife, Cynthia were members to their Marriage Couples Ministry. He also was a volunteer for the Beaumont NAACP Youth Council.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 3920 W. Cardinal Drive, in Beaumont with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery, on Cemetery Rd in Winnie under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer Drive in Winnie. A gathering of his family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2009, at the mortuary.
David is survived by his sons, Travis Lee King, Titus Phillip King, Nicholas Trey King all of Winnie; grandmother, Olivia King of Palmetto, Louisiana; mother-in-law, Dorothy King of Stowell; father-in-law, Oscar Murry of Beaumont; siblings, Phillip King, Jr. and his wife Jeanell of Cypress, Barbara Bowen of Irving, Randy King of North Carolina, George King and his wife Janice of Arlington, Debra Griffin of Maryland; Larry King and his wife Ethel of Missouri City, Danny King of Winnie, Kenneth King and his wife Regina of Arlington, Donald King of Winnie, and Ricky King of Arlington; in-laws, Stephanie Patrick, Steve Murry and his wife Sulena, Darryl Sias, and Kevin Murry and his wife Tasha; god-daughter, Katy King; and a host of relatives and friends. David is preceded in death by his parents, Laura and Phillip King; wife, Cynthia King; and sister-in-law, Lynne King.
