TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for KING, EARL, SR.  

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from February 13 to February 14, 2013

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KING, EARL, SR.

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Earl Paul King Sr., 91, a native and resident of Houma, died at 10 a.m. 
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at Chauvin Funeral Home. Visitation will 
also be from 8 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral 
services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, 

with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Eunice Martin King of Houma; sons, Earl King Jr. 
and wife, Linda, of Morgan City, and Joel King and wife, Heidi, of Thibodaux; 
three stepdaughters, Charlotte Clampitt and husband, Glyn, of Niceville, Fla., 
Janet Moore and husband, Speedy Moore, of Baton Rouge, and Peggy Guidry and 
husband, Duane, of Houma; grandchildren, Earl P. King III, Sharla Gallagher, 
Darla White, William King, Joel King Jr. and Angela Fremin; five step-
grandchildren; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; brother, Gordon 
King of Lafayette; and sister, Mattie Smith of Houma.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Hoffman and Nettie King; and 
numerous brothers and sisters.

He was a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church and was the co-owner of King 
Trucking in addition to other businesses.

He served a term on the State Mineral Board and was a decorated U.S. Army 
veteran in World War II in the European Theater.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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