Clay County GaArchives Obituaries.....KING, WILLIAM WARNER June 12, 2006
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ALBANY HERALD
FORT GAINES — William Warner King died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at Flowers 
Hospital, Dothan, Ala., a month before his 92nd birthday on August 6, 2006. He 
was born in Ft. Gaines, a son of the late Patrick Cleburne and Elizabeth 
Caroline Morris King. Preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Bakner 
King, two brothers: P.C. King Jr., Fred Morris King, who was killed in WW II, 
and one sister, Mary Powell, Mr. King is survived by his wife, Mary Sue King 
of Ft. Gaines; a son, Stephen Szares of Abbeville, Ala., and three 
grandchildren: Stephen, Nicholas and Lindsey Szares. Survivors also include 
four sisters: Eleanor Coleman and Elizabeth "Bit" Folger of Ft. Gaines, Nettie 
Fisher of Decatur and Gabie Chambers of Columbus and many, many nieces and 
nephews.

He graduated from Emory University with a BBA and earned a Master of Education 
degree from the University of Georgia. A bombardier in the Eighth Air Force 
during World War II, Mr. King returned to Ft. Gaines where he was 
Superintendent of Clay County Schools for 28 years. He was active in the 
Georgia Association of School Superintendents and served on the Georgia 
Accrediting Commission.

He was a member of the Fort Gaines United Methodist Church and served as 
Sunday School Superintendent for 25 years as well as many other positions. He 
also served on the County Health Board and was a member of the National 
Society of Sons of the American Revolution.

Funeral services will be conducted today at 10 a.m. at Ft. Gaines United 
Methodist Church. The Rev. Barth Duke-Barton will officiate with interment in 
New Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be nephews: Steve Coleman, Steve 
Shivers, Will Folger, Gray Folger, Fred Fisher, and Mark Powell.

Memorials may be made to Ft. Gaines United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 845, Ft. 
Gaines, GA 39851 or the Clay County Library, P.O. Box 275, Ft. Gaines, GA 
39851.



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