Gates County NcArchives Obituaries.....King, William Raleigh 2007
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TIDEWATER NEWS
WILLIAM RALEIGH KING
TIDEWATER NEWS – 05-07-2007
WINDSOR – William Raleigh King, 91, died May 5, 2007.
  Mr. King was a native of Gates County, N.C. and the son of the late Horace 
and Virgie Brown King.
  He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Roberts King 
and a sister, Helen King Blair. He received his undergraduate degree from 
Elon University and his graduate degree from East Carolina and Appalachian 
State University.
  He served as principal at Rich Square High School in Northampton County, 
N.C. for 26 years and as the assistant superintendent for the last 10 years 
before his retirement.
  He was a member of the Gatesville Masonic Lodge No. 126 and the Drum Hill 
Hunt Club.
  He served 10 years as chairman of the Board of Elections in Gates County, 
North Carolina, was a member of the Gates County Historical Society, the 
Gates Ruritan Club and a past member of the Louise Obici Memorial 
Volunteers.
  Survivors include his wife, Mildred Gwaltney King; two sons, Daniel C. 
King and Dr. Steve A. Gwaltney; a daughter, Joyce G. Moore and her husband 
Jackie; nine grandchildren, Matthew Charlotte, Savanna Jason and wife 
Whitney, Justin, Steve, Jr., Ryland, Bremer and Madison; one great-grandson, 
Jackson; a niece, Susan Blair Wetter; and a nephew, Charles D. Blair, Jr.
  A funeral was held at 2 p.m. May 8 in Parr Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark 
Burnes and the Rev. Billy Presley officiating. Burial with Masonic rites 
followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  Memorials may be given to the Elon Home for Children, 201 South Okelly, 
Elon College, N.C. 27244 or St. Jude’s Memorial and Honors Porgram, St. Jude 
Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.


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