Virginia Elizabeth King
February 14, 2017 at 3:56 p.m.
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Virginia Elizabeth King, 94, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 9, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital.
She was born Dec. 25, 1922, in Warsaw, to Hubert Victor and Lauretta Marie Eiler Short. On July 7, 1965, she married Ralph A. King in Columbia City.
She was a 1940 graduate of Warsaw High School and a lifetime resident of the Warsaw and Larwill areas.
She was an LPN at McDonald Hospital, then worked at several local nursing homes before retiring.
She was a member of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Tokens & Medal Society. She was a collector of tokens and medals. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary, Columbia Cit, and of ANA (coin collecting). She raised sheep on her farm in Larwill.
She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Ralph, before his death.
Survivors include a son, Franklin Ray (spouse Sharon) Jones, Kerrville, Texas; a daughter, Mardelle Bailey, Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren: Melinda (spouse Troy) Aranda and Nicole (spouse Gabriel) Gonzalez, both of San Antonio, Texas; Denise (spouse Kevin) Breen, Williamsport, Pa.; Douglas Kendel, Robert Kendel and Jennifer Montes, all of Orlando; and Kathryn Miller, Altamonte, Fla.; and great-grandchildren: Ireland Aranda, Khloe Gonzalez, Paul (spouse Kathryn) Breen, Benjamin Armstrong, Lita Montes, Jacob Montes, Ruby Ann Miller, Robbie Bruce Kendell III and Aspen Kendel.
She was preceded by her first husband, Harold Jones; second husband, Robert Butts; third husband, Ralph A. King, March 11, 1997; and an infant sister, Emma Catherine Short.
A private family service is planned. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill.
Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, is caring for the family.
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Memorials to Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581-1906.
Virginia Elizabeth King, 94, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 9, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital.
She was born Dec. 25, 1922, in Warsaw, to Hubert Victor and Lauretta Marie Eiler Short. On July 7, 1965, she married Ralph A. King in Columbia City.
She was a 1940 graduate of Warsaw High School and a lifetime resident of the Warsaw and Larwill areas.
She was an LPN at McDonald Hospital, then worked at several local nursing homes before retiring.
She was a member of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Tokens & Medal Society. She was a collector of tokens and medals. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary, Columbia Cit, and of ANA (coin collecting). She raised sheep on her farm in Larwill.
She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Ralph, before his death.
Survivors include a son, Franklin Ray (spouse Sharon) Jones, Kerrville, Texas; a daughter, Mardelle Bailey, Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren: Melinda (spouse Troy) Aranda and Nicole (spouse Gabriel) Gonzalez, both of San Antonio, Texas; Denise (spouse Kevin) Breen, Williamsport, Pa.; Douglas Kendel, Robert Kendel and Jennifer Montes, all of Orlando; and Kathryn Miller, Altamonte, Fla.; and great-grandchildren: Ireland Aranda, Khloe Gonzalez, Paul (spouse Kathryn) Breen, Benjamin Armstrong, Lita Montes, Jacob Montes, Ruby Ann Miller, Robbie Bruce Kendell III and Aspen Kendel.
She was preceded by her first husband, Harold Jones; second husband, Robert Butts; third husband, Ralph A. King, March 11, 1997; and an infant sister, Emma Catherine Short.
A private family service is planned. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill.
Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, is caring for the family.
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Memorials to Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581-1906.
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