Verne D. King
February 9, 1921 ~ December 21, 2007
Resided in:
Ashevile, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
VERNE D. KING
Verne D. King, 86, formerly of 105 Meadow Run, Asheville, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
Mr. King was born in Randolph County and was a son of the late David O. and Minnie Frye King. He was preceded in death by his wives, Lucy D. King and Betty Tiernan King.
Mr. King served during WW II and Korea with the US Army before retiring as a major with 23 years service. He then worked for 18 years with Sears. He had lived in Asheville since 1972 where he was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Patricia K. Sutphin and her husband, Johnny, Doreen K. Olivera, Bonita Leigh King and Toni K. Cioli; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass will be con-celebrated by the Revs. Fr. John M. Pagel and C. Morris Boyd at 11:00 A.M. Monday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, JFK Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to the American Heart Assn., PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.
His family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00p.m. Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
Family all … I’m so sorry for all our loss. Uncle Verne was a special person who touched my life for such a short period but had a huge impact. As with all of you, I’ll miss him and his wise comments and insights.
Toni – I’m so sorry to hear about your father. Know my prayers are with you. Kim (Movie Gallery)
Bonnie, I see the hurt and emptiness you feel over the death of your Father. I wish I could take the pain from you but I can’t, but I can tell you one thing, that I will be here for you during these times as well as forever.I just wish your older sisters would take the time to get to know you so they can see what a beautiful person you really are.The differences you had with your father was between you and your father and it was nothing that any other family doesn’t go through.Your father was a very smart man and he knows that you loved him very much and he will see you one day in Heaven.God be with you during these troubles times, I love you now and will love you forever. David
I was so sorry to hear of your father’s (my great-uncle’s) death. I remember when he was able to attend the Cicero-Londa Frye Reunions in Asheboro. I always attended with the anticipation of seeing him there! I was very disappointed when he was unable to attend due to commitments or health problems.
I regret that the last time I saw him was at my Great-Aunt Fairy’s (Outen) funeral. I still think of him often. He was very special in my life and was never too busy to share one or two stories with me of things that happened when my father was growing up.
He will be sorely missed by many. Please know that he is in a much better place now and that with the grace of God, we will all see him again one day!
You are all in my thoughts and prayers!
Venus (King) Pinnix
Dearest family, of my dear uncle and brother like friend, I share your deepest sorrow. verne and I were in school togheter in 1935 and I loved and respected him all my life. we shared many life experiences together. My wife Dorotheen and i regret we were not able to see him before he went to be with Christ our Lord, but we will see him again with our Lord in Heaven some day soon. Gods richest blessings and wonderful comfort bless you and all your families during this season of our lords birth. Much love to all, Duane, Dorotheen and Family
Bonnie:
We wish you happiness in this time for you. We also pray for you and for family, if they could know you as we do, surely they would love you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.Be strong for each other,especially the grand-children.Take comfort in knowing Mr.King is with God and we will see him again.
K.C. and I were very sad to hear of Uncle Vern’s passing. K.C. Jr feels like he had lost a brother. They were only 7 years apart and had alot of memoried togeather. We
use to email alot until he had a
stroke and then we lost contact with him. We are so sorry that we
won’t be able to come to the funeral but our thoughts and prayers will be with you all.
Love,
K.C. Jr. & Betty
Please accept my sympathy upon the passing of your loved one. I am an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion from St. Barnabas Catholic Church, and I visited Mr. King on several occasions at the Laurels at Greentree Ridge to bring him Holy Communion and pray with him. I will pray for the repose of his soul and that God will grant his family comfort, peace and hope.
Doreen, I’m sorry to find out of your Dad’s passing. Be rest assured that he is in heaven. And one day soon we will all be there together. My Mom passed away since I last talked to you when your Mom passed away. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of sadness.