ST. LOUIS AMERICAN • OCT 31 - NOV 6, 2013A12

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Jake Poe III

Two years have come and gone, but you will always be in our hearts, memories and thoughts.

From Mom and Dad: Jake & Delores Poe; Siblings: Alvin, Aaron, Sharon Poe, Chandra Poe Crawford of Dallas, Texas

Emerson

C. King Sr.

Emerson C. King Sr. had a hard time finding a desirable job as an educator in the 1950s. Interviewers praised his resume, but then said he lacked certain college courses. He overcame the racial double standard by taking more classes until he wound up with a master’s degree of education from Emporia State University in Kansas, plus 30 hours.

In 1964, King finally found the kind of job he wanted, as a teacher Soldan High School. He was an assistant principal at O’Fallon Tech and Metro high schools before retiring from the school system. An outgoing man, he liked to share the new slang of his students, tell amusing stories about them and

demonstrate their latest dance steps.

After school, he worked part-time at Mercantile Bank downtown, training clerical personnel. His teaching specialty was “distributive education” in office skills like typing, shorthand and using business equipment.

Most nights, he returned to his home North County home and cooked the family’s dinner with ingredients his wife Betty had prepped. He made

delicious dinner rolls from scratch and tasty fried chicken. He bragged about figuring out most of the “secret” ingredients in the batter of the original Kentucky Fried

Chicken.King served in World War

II. At first, he was being trained as a commando but was reassigned to be a cook. The segregated Army had changed

its mind about arming black soldiers with heavy weapons. He turned that discrimination to his personal advantage by becoming an avid home cook. He also liked to bowl.

In retirement, he worked part-time at the Missouri School for the Blind. He co-owned his family’s landscaping company in Hutchinson, KS, where he was born on Feb. 12, 1923 to Oscar and Cleopatra (Morgan) King.

Emerson Sr. died Friday, October, 18 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond Heights. He was 90. A funeral service was held, with burial at Jefferson Barracks.

He was preceded in death by wife Betty Jean (Cooper) and sisters Bessie Coleman Bell, Opal Hughes and Maxine Carpenter.

He is survived by brother Kenneth of Hutchinson, sisters Lilla King of Hutchinson and Wilda King of South Hutchinson, KS, son Emerson Jr. and daughter-in-law Donna (Wells) of St. Louis, daughters Emily King of Chevy Chase, MD and Alberta King of St. Louis, grandson Lamar King of St. Louis, granddaughter Jasmine King of Hazelwood, great-grandsons Gage, Noah

cherish his memory two sons, Clifford (Sharifah) Williams III (Florissant, MO) and DeMon (Meyako) Williams (Chicago, IL); father, Clifford (Marian) Williams, Sr. (East St. Louis, IL); three sisters, Renee (Paul) Mayfield (Centreville, IL); Crystal (Robert) Pinske (Thomasboro, IL); Princess (Joseph) Hayes (Belleville, IL); one brother, Bruce Williams (Douglasville, GA); five grandchildren: DeMon, Jr.; Aliya; Layla; Nylah; and Sumayah; two Godsons, George (Buster) McClellan and Gerald McClellan; former wife, best friend, and confidant, Clara “Boot” Williams; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, beloved sister-in-laws Toni, Patty, and Winnie; and his Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church Family.

Hon. Phillip E. Jones, Sr.The Honorable Phillip E.

Jones, Sr. died peacefully with his family by his side on Tues-day, October 22, 2013. He was 62 years old.

Commissioner Jones was engaged in private legal prac-tice for over sixteen years, with a primary focus in the area of

family law. In 2000, he was appoint-ed to serve as a Family Court Com-missioner for the St. Louis County Cir-cuit Court, Division 65. He was recently reappointed to serve his fourth term on the bench.

He is survived by his wife Linda; his mother Shirley; his children Phillip, Jr. and Danielle; his step-daughter, Allison; his daughter-in-law Jamila; and his mother-in-law Ruby. His children have blessed him with five grandchildren, Alexandria, William, Maya, Phaelin and Christopher. Also, left to

celebrate his transition are his siblings, Ronald, Terri and Charles; his sisters-in-law, Laschelle, Marsha and Helena; his brothers-in-law Michael, Alex, Robert, Otto, Matthews and Mark; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter Daphne and his father Charles E. Jones.

In Memory of Elder

Avon R. Hobbs

September 16, 1941—October 31, 2012

Our dearest mother and grandmother, Avon R. Hobbs, how we miss your love, your kind words, your giving, your singing, and most of all your

teaching. Words cannot express the void we feel in our hearts.

We thank God for the legacy you have left behind and instilled in us. We thank God for the wisdom, the teaching you gave to us

and the counseling you gave married couples that needed a little guidance. Also to the hopefuls seeking a spouse. Mother, you had a word for everyone.

We imagine you’re in that heavenly choir doing what you do best, leading the heavenly choir, singing praise and worship songs.

Mother, we know you will always be our guardian angel that watches over us daily. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane; I’d walk right up to heaven, and bring you home again.

Love you,Your children and

grandchildren: Marvin Jr., Marlene, Marvin III, Angie and Azuree

Obituaries

Emerson C.

King Sr.

and Rahmiel King, and great-granddaughters Imani and Kaley King.

Clifford “Scotty”

Williams

Williams, age 64, passed on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at

the Jefferson Barracks Medical Center (Jefferson Barracks, MO). He was born in St. Louis, MO, on January 29, 1949 to Gladys and Clifford “Beaver” Williams, Sr.

The East St. Louis-based Montclairs recorded sweet, soulful ballads in the early 1970s, including “Dreamin’s Out of Season” (1972); “Beggin’ is Hard to Do” (1974); “Make Up for Lost Time” (1974); and “Baby You Know (I’m Gonna Miss You)” (1974). Members of the group were David Frye, George McClellan, Phil Perry, Kevin Sanlin, and Scotty Williams. The group disbanded in 1975.

Scotty was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys Williams. He leaves to

Clifford

Williams

Phillip E.

Jones, Sr.

Avon R.

Hobbs