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6186. Charlie Benjamin9 King (John W.8, Rebecca Caroline (Callie)7 Peeler, Sarah Jane6 Allgood, John5, Ishmael4, Edward3, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born in TN April 9, 1908. Charlie died July 14, 1955 in Athens, McMinn Co., TN.
He married Bessie Opal Sneed. Bessie was born April 7, 1916 in McMinn Co, TN. Bessie was the daughter of Robert Riley Sneed and Lue Kinser. Bessie died May 21, 2005 in Athens, McMinn Co., TN. OBIT: Opal Sneed King, 89, of Athens, died Saturday morning, May 21, 2005, at NHC Health Care of Athens.
A lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Riley Robert and Lue Kinser Sneed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Benjamin King, on July 14, 1995; one granddaughter, Kathy Lamb; six sisters, Willie Mae Kennedy, Annie Bell Hughes, Ethel Womac, Myrtle Sneed, Arcie Goforth and Lissie ODaniel; and six brothers, Homer, Roy, Delmer, Ernie, Sam and Henry Sneed. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kathern and Fred Henry of Athens; three sons and daughters-in-law, Hugh V. and Carol King of Titusville, Fla., Cecil and Sue King of Decatur, and Bobby and Lorene King of Madisonville; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a special niece and nephew, Christine and J.L. "Sonny" Farner; and special caregivers at NHC Health Care of Athens.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Jerry Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Jason Kennedy, a special great-nephew, officiating. Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in McMinn Memory Gardens with grandsons serving as pallbearers.
The body will be in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Charlie Benjamin King and Bessie Opal Sneed had the following children:
15805 i. Kathleen10 King (living).
15806 ii. Hugh V. King (living).
15807 iii. Cecil King (living).
15808 iv. Bobby King (living).
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