Old Lyme — Marion Doris Pidcock King “Doris” of Old Lyme passed away peacefully at her son’s home Jan. 25, 2023. She was born in East St. Louis, Ill., Dec. 8, 1928, the daughter of John Baker Pidcock and Ruth Hazel (Phillips) Pidcock.
Doris grew up in Madisonville, Ky., which is where she met the love of her life, George Franklin King of Old Lyme. George was a professional baseball player. They married Nov. 29, 1946, moving to Old Lyme permanently in 1953, where George’s family had lived for 7 generations.
Doris was an excellent cook, and while raising her family she started a successful catering business, which she continued until age 85. She was a cub scout den mother for her three sons and a booster for all of her children’s sports teams. Doris was a member of the Lymes’ Senior Center, the Ladies Benevolent Society, and the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. She greatly looked forward to working at the White Elephant Sale each summer. Doris was an avid sports fan who enjoyed UConn men’s basketball, Boston Red Sox baseball, NFL Football, and PGA Golf.
Doris was predeceased by her beloved husband of 67 years; her siblings- sisters, Rita Owen and Marjorie McKonly of Madisonville, Ky., and her brother James Pidcock of Tampa, Fla.
She is survived by her four children, Raymond Scott King and his wife, Coralie of The Villages, Fla., John T. King and his wife, Joanne of Lebanon, N.H., JoAnn Wright and her husband, Charles of Old Lyme, and Andrew G. King and his wife, Kathleen of Old Lyme; ten grandchildren, Catherine, Jessica, Jeff, Emily, Jenny, Meredith, Ryan, John, Jake, and Sam; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. A reception will take place immediately following at the church hall. Gifts in her memory can be made to Beacon Hospice,111 Founders Plaza, Suite1802, East Hartford, CT 06108.
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