Stephen Quinton King

Born February 24, 1942, in Weston, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Leo F. King and Sara Fisher King Doggett.

Mr. King was a retired United States Navy Commander, having served for 34 years. He was a retired math professor at CVCC, and was currently employed at Areva, for 40 years, as a nuclear engineer. He was a member of the Church of the Epiphany in Amherst.

Survivors also include his daughter, Marianna Victoria deLyon, of Amherst; his brother, Chuck Doggett and wife Gail, of Cartersville, GA; niece, Dawn Cathleen Cannon, of Cartersville; great-niece and great-nephew, Caroline and Christopher Cannon; nephews, Ryan Patrick Doggett, of Leesburg, FL, and Joseph Brian Williams, of Fort Hill, SC; mother-in-law, Edie McKinney Burch, of Lynchburg; sister-in-law, Pamela Burch Williams and husband Scott, of Madison Heights; niece-in-law, Jamie Williams Kuehni and husband Mike, of Bury St. Edmunds England; great-nephews-in-law, Caden and Christian Kuehni, other relatives and many friends.

The family will receive friends tonight, Sunday, September 4, 2011, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Whitten Monelison Chapel.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 5, 2011, at the Church of the Epiphany, in Amherst, by Father Kevin Spaeth. Interment will follow in Amherst Cemetery., with military honors by American Legion Post 16.

Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Church of the Epiphany, 104 Epiphany Ct., Amherst, VA 24521.

To send a condolence to the family, please visit, whittenfuneralhome.com. Whitten Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel, is assisting the family.