Horace Lynn King, born November 5, 1949, in Mitchell County and raised in Coahoma, died on December 25, 2008.
King married Martha Nell Hawkins in 1975 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Temple. He had recently retired from TDCJ Lynaugh Unit, where he was the carpenter foreman. He was a cowboy and horseman and loved the ranching way of life.
King was preceded in death by a daughter, Lacie Anne King. He is survived by his wife, Martha; son, Jesse Lynn; daughter Julie Anne Seay and husband, Tommy; daughter Mary Cheyenne; granddaughter, Kylie Lynn King; his mother and father; one brother; two sisters, three half-sisters; and two half-brothers.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph on Wednesday, December 31, by Rev. Felix Okeke. Interment followed at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Pecos County 4-H Horse Club.
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