Clifford King
1925 - 2018
Obituary
Clifford Ernest King, 93, of Hesston,
went to be with his Lord on Friday (May 25, 2018) at Pine Village,
Moundridge. He was born on Feb. 18, 1925, in Newton to Ezra W. and
Mary Longenecker King.
He gave his heart to the Lord at the
age of 10 and was baptized at East Emmett Church, northwest of
Newton. He was a member of Newton First Church of the Nazarene.
Clifford was a graduate of Newton High
School and attended the University of Kansas and Asbury College in
Wilmore, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952.
Clifford was a concrete construction contractor.
In 1953, he married Alberta Eby.
Together, they had five sons. He later married Marilyn Ostlund on
June 28, 1980, and she survives.
Other survivors include sons: Craig
(Marilyn), Springdale, Arkansas, Douglas (Rae), Hesston, Byron
(Cindy), Medical Lake, Washington, Philip (Joanne), West Chicago and
Michael (Peggy) of Hesston; Marilyn's children: Jeffrey (Michelle)
Ostlund, Mt. Hope, Melinda (Mike) Nachtigall, Hesston and James
(Jodi) Ostlund, McPherson; 22 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Kathryn
(Charles) Turkington, Wilmore, Kentucky; sister-in-law, Ann King,
Albany, Georgia; and many nieces, nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; a granddaughter, Stacy King; his sisters and their husbands:
Ruth (Elton) Jones, Ethel (Bailey) Wade and Helen (Arthur) Smith; and
brothers and wives: Leroy (Lois) King, Raymond (Yvonne) King and
James King.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday (June 2, 2018) at the Newton First Church of the Nazarene,
with family present from 4 to 6 p.m. A committal service will be at
2:30 p.m. Sunday (June 3, 2018) at Eastlawn Cemetery followed by a
memorial service at 4 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, with
The Reverend J. Jay Hawes presiding.
Memorials are suggested to the First
Church of the Nazarene, in care of Petersen Family Funeral Home, 215
N. Main St., Newton, KS 67114.
