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Obituaries
Gerald Elvis King, 72
A graveside Funeral Service for Gerald Elvis King, 72, of Oklahoma City, OK, was held in the Oak Park cemetery, Chandler, OK, on Saturday, August 8, 2009.
Mr. King passed away Sunday morning, August 2, 2009, at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, following a bout with cancer.
Gerald was born on October 22, 1936, at Chandler, OK, to Herman Elvis and Fannie Lois (Taylor) King.
After graduating from Farmington High School, Farmington, NM, in 1955, he attended the University of Oklahoma for two years. He returned to Farmington and was employed by El Paso Natural Gas Company until he enlisted into the United States Army in 1959. He was transferred to a Nike Hercules Missal Range in Gary, IN.
July 6, 1960, he married Frances Stallman, formerly of Reliance, SD, and Farmington, NM, at his parents home in Seminole, OK. Gerald and Fran were the parents of one child, Vicki Lyn King.
Gerald was honorably discharged from the Army in 1962, re-locating to Oklahoma City. He and Fran divorced in 1977. They remained friends throughout Gerald’s life. She became his caregiver during the last three years of his life.
Gerald worked on cross country pipeline construction from 1965 thru 1972, returned to Oklahoma City to open and operate a Skelly Service Station on East Reno until 1978. At this time he became a real estate broker, owned and operated King/Mize Realtors until his retirement in 1997.
After retirement, Gerald dabbled in antique sales and classic automobiles. Both were a passion of his most of his adult life.
Grateful for sharing his life are his daughter, Vicki King Martin, and his ex-wife Fran King.
He is preceded in death by his father, Herman Elvis King; his mother, Fannie Lois King; and one sister; Mary Louise Kiker. He is survived by his daughter Vicki and her husband, John Martin; three granddaughters, Brittany Nicole Martin (Jeff Wells), Lauren Taylor Martin, and Rileigh Shea Martin; one great granddaughter, Sara Presley Wells - all of the Oklahoma City area; one sister; Janice Carol King Holland of Chandler, OK; and his ex-wife, Fran King of Newcastle, OK.
Rosella F. Craig, 94
Rosella F. Craig, 94, longtime resident of Bellevue, WA passed away peacefully at her home on July 31, 2009. She was born on March 2, 1915, the youngest of eleven children. She grew up in Hand County, SD, graduated from Redfield High School in 1933, and married Roland J. Craig February 7, 1934. They made their home in Tulare, SD prior to moving to Kennebec, SD in 1942. They relocated to Bellevue, WA in 1955, where she lived until her death.
While living in Kennebec, she was a member of the Women’s Study Club and St. Michael’s Catholic Church. She belonged to the Sacred Heart parish and the Women’s Guild in Bellevue.
Rosella and Roland had five sons: Bill, Jim, Pat, Mike and Kevin; and four daughters: Carmen Miller, Mary Kerb, Fatima Craig and Karla Kinsella. She was preceded in death by her husband Roland and son Patrick. Although primarily a mother and homemaker, Rosie worked at Newberry’s and Frederick and Nelson. She volunteered at Residence East, a group home for the mentally challenged in Bellevue, for more than a decade. She was nominated for Bellevue Citizen of the Year in 1984. She cared for many children and also many elderly people--most younger than herself.
In her younger years she was very athletic and enjoyed softball and horseshoes. She loved children, bowling, bingo, crafts and parties.
She was “Grandma Rosie” to many, including 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
