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DATE: FRIDAY, January 7, 1994                   TAG: 9401070231
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BUENA VISTA                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT KING, DOROTHEA DEWITT

KING, Dorothea DeWitt, 66, of Buena Vista, died Thursday, January 6, 1994, at Lewis-Gale Hospital. She was born August 23, 1927, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Jessie McMillan DeWitt. She was a retired teacher in the Buena Vista Public School System and a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Ernest L. King Jr., Buena Vista; three daughters, Rebecca Yeckley, Colton, Calif., Mary McGlothlin, Abingdon, Elizabeth Baird, Staunton; four sons, Joseph C. King, Richland, Wash., Andrew D. King, Dawsonville, Ga., James R. King and Stephen G. King, both of Buena Vista; one sister, Elizabeth Wittmer, Salem, Oregon; one brother, George A. DeWitt, Ducktown, Tenn.; ten grandchildren. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 8, at Green Hill Cemetery and a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at Buena Vista Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Chip Pendleton officiating. Donations may be made to the Gideons for purchase of Memorial Bibles, in memory of Dorothea. Lomax Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 


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