Margaret King "Margie"

Margie was born April 21, 1928 in El Paso, Texas. She was the youngest in the family of seven children. As the "baby" of the family, she was given much loving care and attention from her older brothers and sisters.

Margie grew up in the Montrose area. She attended Sidney Lanier Junior High and throughout the years was always proud of having been a "Purple Pup". She attended Lamar High School and maintained life-long friendships with many fellow students. Margie was active in school and grew up enjoying school dances, cheerleading and participating in back-yard basketball sessions with her brothers. She took part in contributions to the war effort when her three brothers and her brother-in-law were serving in WWII.

After graduation from Lamar High School, Margie attended the University of Houston and studied art. For a great part of her life she continued with her love of art and produced many beautiful canvases, proudly owned by her family.

On November 7, 1950 she married US Marine Charles L. King, who proudly served our country in China during WWII, and remains a member of the China Marines Association. They lived in Waco, Brownsville, and in Mexico, before returning to the US in 1963 to make their home in Houston.

Margie was a loving mother and wife, and spent much of her adult life managing a beautiful home for her family. When her children were older, she worked at Johnson Space Center, Texas International Airlines, and eventually retired from Continental Airlines.

Family was most important to Margie. She loved getting together with her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, cousins and extended family members for big family reunions, and she loved a good party. A beautiful, vivacious woman, Margie was at ease entertaining dignitaries in grand style, or hosting hamburger cookouts with friends. She loved to cook and paid tribute to her Mexican and German heritage by perfecting dishes from both countries. She was famous

among family and friends for her stacked enchiladas and her German pastry apple pie.

Margie is survived by Charles L. King, her loving husband of 63 years; her son Charles King Jr. and wife Rose of Friendswood; her son Robert King and wife Deborah of Pearland; her son David King and wonderful family friend Lyuda Wales, both of Houston; and her daughter Margo Timmins and husband Dan of Houston. She is also survived by her granddaughters Elizabeth Hegi, Ashley King, Logan Timmins and Graysan Timmins, and great-grand children Maverick Hegi and Natalie Hegi. Other survivors are her sister Julia Finger, brother Ferdy Rosenfeld, sister-in-law Denise Rosenfeld, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and family friends.

Margie is preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Frances Rosenfeld, her sister Rosalie Salinger, brother-in-law Alfons Salinger, sister Josephine Faulkner, brother-in-law OC Faulkner, brother Dickie Rosenfeld, brother Buddy Rosenfeld, sister-in-law Noni Rosenfeld, brother-in-law Joe Finger, and sister-in-law Sally Rosenfeld.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.