Georgia:  Decatur County:   Obituary of Ruth (McDougald) King 
16 September 1998

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Ruth King
May 25, 1909 - September 13, 1998

Funeral services for Ruth McDougald King, 89, of Bainbridge will be held at 
11 a. m. today, Sept. 16, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. 
David Blalock and the Rev. David Barrett officiating.

Interment will follow in Oak City Cemetery with George McDougald, Jr., Mack 
McDougald, Tommy McDougald, Larry McDougald, Larry Harrison, Tommy King, 
Curtis King and Buryl Logue serving as active pallbearers. All members of 
the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class will be honorary pallbearers.

Mrs. King died September 13 at the home of her son, Ed King, in Decatur after 
a lengthy illness. She was born in Beverly, Fla. and lived most of her life 
in Decatur County, where she was a housewife. A member of the First United 
Methodist Church, she was a member and former president of the Simmons Circle 
of the United Methodist Women, a member and former treasurer of the Wesley 
Fellowship Sunday School Class, and a former Sunday School Teacher in the 
Primary Department of the church. She was a member of the Order of the 
Eastern Star Chapter # 267 of Bainbridge, Ambassadors of the Georgia Power 
Company of Bainbridge, and a former member and treasurer of the Azalea Garden 
Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom King.

Survivors include one son, Ed King of Decatur; a sister Carrie M. Hodgins of 
Bainbridge; three grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; and other 
relatives.

Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 246-4411.

Source: Volume 92. No. 74. Page 6-A The Post-Searchlight Wednesday, 
September 16, 1998.

*Note* Ruth McDouglad was a daughter of Charles C. McDougald and Carrie 
McDaniel. She was married to William Edward "Tom" King on 27 March 1930 in 
Decatur Co., GA Book J, Page 372. Tom was born 13 June 1908 and died 17 May 
1980, son of Hugh Saxton King and Elizabeth E. "Lizzie" Cloud.