Martha King

Published 2:14 pm Friday, March 27, 2015

Funeral services were held March 20, 2015, at Saulters Moore Funeral Home Chapel in Prentiss for Mrs. Martha Lee King, age 82, who passed away on March 15 at The Myrtles Nursing Center in Columbia. Saulters Moore Funeral Home of Prentiss was in charge of all arrangements.

Rev. Valton Douglas officiated. Pallbearers were Thomas Nelson, Joey Beard, Ben King, Greg King, Steven Burkhardt and Kris King. Honorary pallbearer was Nick Russell.

Martha was born on October 20, 1932, in Marion County, MS. She was the daughter of Issac B. Hudson and Mary Jane Napier. She was a homemaker. She was a resident at The Myrtles in Columbia.

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She is survived by three sons, Billy King of Carson, Willie King of Jayess, and Mike King of Pinola; daughter, Judy Dyess of Carson; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother, M.L. Hudson of North Carolina; two sisters, Sally Edwards and Clarisie Thompson both of D’ Lo.

Her husband, parents, six brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.