January 9, 2002

Roscoe King

Roscoe Oliver King, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo. He was born Oct. 8, 1911, at Fruitland, Mo., son of Abraham L. and Stella E. Trickey King. He and Ethel E. Sample were married March 19, 1933, at Perryville, Mo. She died Jan. 16, 1995...

Roscoe Oliver King, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo.

He was born Oct. 8, 1911, at Fruitland, Mo., son of Abraham L. and Stella E. Trickey King. He and Ethel E. Sample were married March 19, 1933, at Perryville, Mo. She died Jan. 16, 1995.

King had been a warehouseman with Monroe Glass.

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Survivors include a son, Bill King of Spanish Lake, Mo.; a daughter, Rose Ann Farmer of Oak Ridge, Mo.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home from 1-2 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The Rev. Donnie Ford will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

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