Helen Louise King

Helen Louise King died on June 4th, 2022 at Maplewood at Brewster. She was the devoted wife of Stephen Banister King; was born in Wilkinsburg, PA in 1927; and grew up in Hagerstown, MD where she graduated from the Hagerstown High School.

She loved adventure; as a young college student she applied for a summer job at Quanset Camp (she had not seen the camp or Cape Cod). She traveled alone from Pennsylvania to the Cape by train and bus. At Quanset she was the swimming instructor and she met her future husband who was the sailing instructor. She left college before graduation to marry Stephen B. King and raise their family.

She attended Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia, PA where she pursued a degree in nutrition. She lived for 36 years in Longmeadow, MA where she was an active member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Springfield. She was also a member of the Junior League and the Longmeadow Garden Club.

In 1989 she and her husband retired to North Chatham, MA where she was a member of the Cape Cod Covenant Church and the Chatham Garden Club. Her main interests after raising her four children were gardening, painting, and travel. She spent hours perfecting her garden on Seapine Road. She also further developed her artistic talent, primarily through water color paintings. Her paintings are enjoyed by family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years. She is survived by two daughters: Marcia Beckett King of Ridgeland, MS and Barbara Bangs Jones of East Longmeadow, MA; and two sons: David Dikeman King of Easthampton, MA and Gary Warren King of Frederick, MD, she also has seven grandchildren and nine great children.

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in her name to the charity of your choice.

A memorial service will be held at the convenience of family at the Cape Cod Covenant Church of Brewster