Alice W. King

Alice Winifred King of Millington, MD, died Friday, January 11, 2008, at her home in Millington. She was 82. Born February 16, 1925, in New Brunswick, NJ, she was the daughter of the late, James T. Donnelly and Margaret Kinney Donnelly. Mrs. King attended elementary and high school in NJ. In 1955, she and her husband, Tobe F. King moved to Elkton, MD, where she began bookkeeping for his business. Mrs. King worked until 1982. She was a member of Sodality for Immaculate Conception Church, a member of the Women of the Moose and Moose the Family Fraternity Chapter 3000, the Millington American Legion. She also held a Chair at VFW Post 652 and member of the Auxiliary. Mrs. King loved playing poker and playing shuffleboard as well as playing the slots and working in her garden and yard. In addition to her husband, Tobe F. King, she was preceded in death by her son, John Dennis King; one grandchild, Cassandra Mae Figiel; five sisters and four brothers. Mrs. King is survived by two daughters, Barbara King McKeown and husband, Wally of Elkton, MD and Cynthia King Figiel and husband, Chris of Millington, MD; eight grandchildren, John Dennis King Jr. of TN, Jesse Dalton King of Hartley, DE, Dawn Marie Lofland of Millington, MD, Caitlin Renee Figiel of Millington, MD, Bill McKeown of Elkton, MD, Tobe McKeown of Elkton, MD, Ben McKeown of Elkton, MD, and Larry Reed of Boone, NC; 15 great-grandchildren, J.D. King III of Dundalk, MD, Mark Sky King of Dundalk, MD, Allura McKeown, William McKeown, Tobe McKeown, Jr., Alexis McKeown, Paul Ellwood, Christine Gsell, Ashely Gsell, Destiny McKeown, Trinity McKeown, Alex Reed, James Lofland, Kyle Lofland, and Liam Lofland; one great-great-granddaughter, Ella Foraker; three sisters-in-law; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Wally McKeown, Chris Figiel, John King Jr., Bill McKeown, Tobe McKeown, Ben McKeown, Larry Reed, Brad Lofland. Services will be held Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at 1pm at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 370 W. Cypress St., Millington, MD, where the visitation will be held two hours prior. Interment will be held in Crumpton Cemetery in Crumpton, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to the Vietnam Veterans Association, 1023 15th St. NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or Chester River Hospital Center, 100 Brown St., Chestertown, MD 21620.