Louisa King

Louisa King, 91, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019, in Clarendon.

Services were held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Clarendon. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Mother Louisa King was born to Mattie Older Allen and Thomas Vine in the year 1927 in the city of Carbondale, Texas where she resided for 5 years before moving to Ft. Worth Texas with her mother.
Mother King started to school at James E. Guinn in 1933 before moving to Clarendon Texas. Mother attended North Ward Elementary and Pampa High School. She also attended Clarendon Jr. College and Amarillo College School of nursing. She graduated from the first nursing class at Adair hospital. She worked as a nurse for 32 years before retiring.

Mother King was united in marriage to brother Walter Lee King in 1945 until his death in 1991. To this union became five children, Gwendolyn Jean King Austin, James Henry King, El-Ray King, Myrtis King Woods and Kenneth Leon King.

Mother King accepted the Lord as her savior at an early age under the leadership of Elder W.M. Wasdom. She served as the Sunday school superintendent, secretary, church secretary, prayer leader, Sunday school and bible band teacher, home and foreign mission teacher, Y.P.W.W. president, church treasurer, pastor’s aide and coordinator of pastor anniversaries, district president of the Borger district nursing unit. Mother was active in the community.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a brother, Judge King; two sisters, Betty Jean Lowe of Longview Texas, and Martha Gardner of Lawton, Oklahoma; and three children, Gwendolyn, James, and Myrtis.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her two sons; Kenneth and wife Wanda of Ft. Worth, El-Ray of Amarillo and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins and friends.