Obituary

King, Charles (Chock)

Charles "Chock" King, 84, of Hale Center, died November 24, 2017, in Hale Center. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, November 27, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Hale Center with Brother Carrol Greene and Brother Kris Knippa officiating. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Park in Plainview under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors of Hale Center. The family will receive friends at the Family Center at Ramage Funeral Directors in Hale Center from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, November 26, 2017.

Charles was born March 2, 1933, in O'Brien, Texas, to T.P. and Ruby (Sharp) King. He moved to Hale Center in 1950 and was a farmer. On July 12, 1952, Charles married Gaye Starcher in Frederick, Oklahoma and they were married over 65 years. A member of the Hale Center First Baptist Church, Charles served as the Sunday School general secretary and had served as a deacon since 1971. Charles loved the Lord and his church. He had a heart for children and always had candy to hand out. He was past president of the Owl Booster Club, member of the Hale Center Lion's Club, and was the former Democratic Precinct Chairman for the Hale Center area. Most of all, Charles loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Ricky Lee King in 1961, his parents, two brothers, and a sister.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Gaye King of Hale Center, son, Jackie King and his wife Marilyn of Hale Center, and two daughters, Resa Huffhines and her husband, James of Hale Center and Donna Orr and her husband Mike of Kemah, Texas. He was blessed with seven grandchildren: Jeshua King and his wife Mendy, Jason Pryor and his wife Patrice, Shiloh King and his wife Magan, Karra Morton and her husband Casey, Charissa Kellems and her husband Casey, Jeremy Huffhines and his wife Victoria, and Marci Morton and her husband Andy and fourteen great grandchildren: Nathanael, Kale, Jack, Loren, Emma, Logan, Hollyn, Eli, Allie, Jaton, Owen, Jacob, Colt, and Madelyn.

The family suggests memorials be made to the Hale Center First Baptist Church P.O. Box 396 Hale Center, Texas 79041 or Mission Hale Center c/o First Baptist Church Hale Center.