Obituaries: William Claude King, 1948, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 1, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise

Military Services Held On Dec. 28 For W. C. King

William Claude King, Jr., 34, World War II veteran of Winnfield, died suddenly
of a heart attack in Monroe Friday morning, December 26.

Military funeral services were held at the Gorhamtown Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Alwin Stokes officiating.  Burial was
in Gorhamtown Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. 
Appropriate military rites were held at the grave with members of the Winn
Parish National Guard Company serving as a firing squad.

Mr. King is survived by his mother, Mrs. Minnie King of Winnfield; four
sisters, Miss Ida Rae King, Mrs. Gladys Smart, Mrs. Louise Edmonds, and Mrs.
Kathryn Warren, all of Winnfield; and three brothers, Franklin, Willo James,
and Johnnie Lee King of Winnfield.

He was a member of the South Winnfield Baptist Church and recently aided in
building the new church building.

A veteran of World War II, King entered the Army in February, 1942, and
trained at Ft. Sill, Okla., Ft. Riley, Kans., Ft. Benning, Ga., and Ft. Ord,
Calif.  He went overseas in the Pacific area in May, 1945.  At the time of his
discharge in Decemeber, 1945, he was a staff sergeant in the Army.

Pallbearers were Teal C. Calhoun, Mayo Faith, Louis Sholars, Arnet E. Garriss,
Charlie C. Corley, and Kenneth T. Egan, all members of the Winn Parish
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.

Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Thomas of Shreveport; Elmo Miller of Alexandria, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Hamilton, R. C. Guy, Mrs. Leonia J. Guy, and Mrs. Charles Norton.