GERALD KING'S OBITUARY

Gerald Elvis King 10/22/36-08/02/09 A graveside Funeral Service for Gerald Elvis King, 72, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was held in the Oak Park cemetery, Chandler, Oklahoma @2:00 Saturday, August 08, 2009. Mr. King passed away Sunday morning, August 02, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, following a bout with cancer. Gerald was born on 10/22/36 at Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, to Herman Elvis & Fannie Lois (Taylor) King. After graduation from Farmington High School, Farmington, N.M. in 1955, he attended the University of Oklahoma for two years. He returned to Farmington, New Mexico and was employed by El Paso Natural Gas Company until he enlisted into The United States Army in 1959. He was transferred to a NIKE HERCULES MISSAL RANGE in Gary, Indiana. July 6, 1960, he married Frances Stallman, formerly of Reliance, South Dakota & Farmington, New Mexico @his parents home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Gerald & Fran were the parents of one child, Vicki Lyn King. Gerald was honorably discharged from the Army in 1962, re-locating to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He & Fran divorced in 1977. They remained friends throughout Gerald's life. She became his caregiver during the last three years of his life. Gerald worked on cross country pipeline construction from 1965 thru 1972, returned to OKC to open & operate a Skelly Service Station on East Reno until 1978. At this time he became a Real Estate Broker, owned & operated KING/MIZE Realtors until his retirement in 1997. After retirement, Gerald dabbled in antique sales, and classic automobiles. Both were a passion of his most of his adult life. Grateful for sharing his life are his daughter, Vicki King Martin, and his ex-wife Fran King. He is preceded in death by his Father, Herman Elvis King, His Mother, Fannie Lois King, & one sister; Mary Louise Kiker. He is survived by his daughter Vicki & her husband, John Martin. Three granddaughters; Brittany Nicole Martin, (Jeff Wells); Lauren Taylor Martin; & Rileigh Shea Martin; One great granddaughter, Sara Presley Wells, all of the Oklahoma City area. He is also survived by one sister; Janice Carol King Holland of Chandler, Oklahoma; and his ex-wife, Fran King of Newcastle, Oklahoma.