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Annah King

Mrs. W.M. King
Nipissing - A resident of Nipissing most of her life, Mrs. William Murdock King, who leaves 245 direct descendants, died Tuesday at Eastholme, Powassan, following a lengthy illness. She was 88.
Friends may pay their respects at the Paul Funeral Home, Powassan, where the funeral service will be conducted in the chapel Friday at 2 p.m. by Fergus McElrea. Interment will at Nipissing Cemetery.
Rhoda Annah King was born Sept. 4, 1881, at Parham, Ont., daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Parker Perry. She came to Nipissing as a young girl with her parents. Her marriage to William Murdock King took place at Powassan Sept. 20, 1897.
Predeceased by her husband in 1944, Mrs. King is survived by seven sons: William and Daniel, Nipissing; John, Powassan; Joe, Little Current; George and Henry, Sudbury and Simon, Trout Creek; four daughters: Mrs. R. Busby (Florence), Iron Bridge; Mrs. M. Yerkie (Jean), Nipissing; Mrs. Fred Young (Ruth), Powassan and Mrs. Wesley Watson (Ethel), Hamilton; 62 grandchildren, 158 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. J.B. McCollom (Nellie), Oliver, B.C.
Mrs. King was predeceased by two daughters.
--North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ontario, January 14, 1970 Page 5