Ronald "Gene" King Sr.

Gene was a native of Sulphur and lifetime member of Houston River Baptist Church. Gene retired from Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Hackberry. Gene loved to fish and hunt and was known to help anyone in need. The most important thing to Gene was his family and friends. Gene will be missed greatly.

Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Gail King, and his parents, Harold and Fannie Beth King.

Those left to cherish his memory are daughter, Sherry Leger and husband, Erin of Sulphur; son, Ron King, Jr. and wife, Emily of Edmond, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Kylie Doucet and husband, Corey, Macie Leger, Serenity and Vincent King; great-grandchildren Bentley and Ella-Rose Leger; sister, Belinda Smith and husband, hunting buddy, Glenn, brother, Don King, and wife, Debbie, sister, Cheryl Hudson and Randy; brother, Lewis King and wife, Dinah; camp buddy, Randy Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Houston River Baptist Church and will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Friday at the church.

Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at Houston River Baptist Church in Sulphur. Rev. Lonnie Gothrup will officiate. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hixsonsulphurmemorial.com for the King family.