Camden County GaArchives Obituaries.....King, William Henry November 16, 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Griffis http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00021.html#0005084 December 28, 2007, 2:14 pm Waycross Journal-Herald, Saturday, November 19, 1932, page 8 W. H. KING WAS LOVED PIONEER Founder of Kingsland Laid to Last Rest Thursday Funeral services were held Thursday at Kingsland for William Henry King, one of South Georgia's pioneer citizens, who died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning in a Jacksonville hospital, following a paralytic stroke at his home late Monday. Mr. King, aged 79, was the founder of Kingsland, on the Atlantic Coastal highway, for whom it was named. The Rev. T. B. Kemp, assisted by the Rev. F. M. Flanders, of the Methodist church in Kingsland, officiated at the services. Mr. King was born at Lawnwood, the plantation home of his father, near Kingsland, Ga., on Sept. 17, 1854. He came of distinguished ancestry, being the son of John M. and Mary West (Sheffield) King, and the grandson of James and Margaret (O'Neal) King. Mr. King was always a public spirited citizen, lending his best efforts to those things that would advance the progress of his country. It has been aid by those who knew him that the Atlantic Coastal highway, which runs through Southern Georgia, was visioned by him. He aided in its development by donating free property for its right of way thru Kingsland. Mr. King was married in 1875 to Carolyn Satilla Simpson. In St. Marys, Ga. Mrs. King died 27 years ago. Surviving Mr. King are the following children: Chester King, Mrs. Birdie Bailey and Mrs. George Peeples of Kingsland; Arthur I. King, John M. King and Forest Grady King of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Ed Reddick of Savannah; Mrs. Raymond Wilder of Corvallis, Ore.; Miss Carinne King of Asheville, N.C. Four sisters also survive and a number of grandchildren. Only one lives in this vicinity, Miss Corinne Sweat of Waresboro. Additional Comments: Transcribed by Teresa Griffis, tgriffis@wayxcable.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/camden/obits/k/king11203ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb