PELL CITY - Funeral services for Donald Thomas King, Sr., age 83, will be held Sunday, January 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Kilgroe Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior. Burial will follow at Cook Springs Cemetery. Mr. King passed away on January 17, 2019 at his residence.
Mr. King grew up in Parrish, Alabama. He was a navy veteran who served four years during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Anniston Army Depot. He loved to fish, garden, and attend gun shows.
He has been married for 63 years to Cloe Braden King. They have three children: Donnie (Vicky), Greg (Cecilia) and Kim (Kirby). Grandchildren are Trei (Melody) King, Jeremy King, Natalie (Michael) Crews and Valerie (Travis) Ezelle, Maggie Kirby and Emma Grace Kirby. Great-grandchildren are Anna King, Lilly Ezelle, Liam Ezelle, and Skye Crews. He has one sister, Robin (David) Byrd.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Gaines and Thelma King, and in-laws, Reginald and Oleane Braden.
Pallbearers will be Mike Foster, Lee Bell, Jeremy King, Allen Kirby, Michael Crews, Travis Ezelle.
Rev. Trei King will officiate.
Online condolences may be offered at www.kilgroefh.com
Kilgroe Funeral Home – Pell City will direct the service
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