Margaret Owenby King

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Margaret Louise Owenby King, 75, of 121 Gray Fence Drive, Alexander, died Friday, March 24, 2000, at a local hospital.

A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Ruth Sharpe Owenby. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wallace King. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend and enjoyed life to the fullest.

She is survived by two daughters, Gayle Grant and her husband, Chris of Alexander and Vicki Hollifield and her husband, Tony of Arden; one son, Terry King and his wife, Evelyn of Erwin,TN ; a sister, Hazel Caldwell of Candler; five grandchildren, Beth Huscusson, Amy West, Zachary King, Rachel King and Audreya Hollifield; five great-grandchildren; a niece, Sharon Hileman; and a nephew, Jimmy Caldwell.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Tim Brady and Bill Gillespie officiating. Burial will be at Jones Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Zachary King, Brian Huscusson, Donnie Grant, Jimmy Caldwell, Keith Sutton and Chad Hollifield.

Her family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children, PO Box 560666, Charlotte, NC 28256.

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  1. Mom, we loved you so much and we are going to miss you. Please look down from heaven and be Audrey’s guardian angel. My life won’t be complete without you here. Word’s will never express what a faithful and awesome mother you were to your children.

  2. what a mother she was,After all these years I miss her so much,Will see her again someday,Love her with a everlasting love.your proud son Terry


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