JACKSON -- Frances E. King, 89, died Friday, Dec. 6, 1991 at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson.
She was born Feb. 12, 1902 in Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin J. and Cora Shue Breeden.
In August 1922, she married John Paul King, who preceded her in death July 1, 1985.
She is survived by one daughter, Elva Lee Wulff, Jackson; one brother, Charles Breeden, Mt. Vernon, Mo.; one grandson, John Payne, Topeka, Kansas; and three great grandchildren.
She lived most of her married life in Mt. Vernon, Mo. where was a member of the United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday School for over 50 years, was a lay minister of the church and a long-time member of the Methodist Women of the Church.
She also taught school in Mt. Vernon for over 45 years and was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association.
She moved to Jackson in April 1988 from Mt. Vernon.
Friends may call Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Fossett Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon with the Rev. John Breon officiating. Burial will follow in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Mt. Vernon.
Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.
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