In Loving MemoryJune King

November11,1932~January8,2018

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Friday,January12,2018|10:30a.m.

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MINISTERING

MUSICALSELECTIONS

COMMITTALPRAYERSANDINTERMENT

Life Celebration Service

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MoreofYou

IntheGarden

ShawnStephens,Soloist

IfIHadOnlyKnown

AmazingGrace

DonnaKing,Soloist~BillyMiller,Guitarist

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June J. King was born November 11, 1932 to Lawton C. and Dessie M. Jackson at Council Hill, OK. At the age of 12 she was baptized at the First Christian Church of Boynton. To help her mom and siblings, growing up, she would clean for local store owners, gather eggs, pick cotton, iron clothes and dress chickens.

At the age of 13, June came home from school and told her mom that she had met the man that she was going to marry. Her momma said you don't know your own mind, let alone who you're going to marry. 71 years later … all because of two people fell in love.All of her schooling was at Council Hill, where she graduated in May 1950. June was Salutatorian of her graduating class and an excellent basketball player, so much so that she was asked by the boys basketball coach to play with them, but the Superintendent would not allow it.

Following graduation, she married the love of her life, Ovid “Junior” King. They were married on August 26,

1950.

Following their marriage, June and Junior moved to Borger, TX, where Junior was employed by Phillips Petroleum until drafted in March 1951.

June moved back to Council Hill with her mother and June and Junior's rst child, Richard, was born in January 1952. Upon Juniors discharge from the Army, they moved back to Borger, TX and Robert was born in March 1956. In August 1956 the family moved back to Checotah where Junior joined the family feed store. In 1958 while living at Four Mile Corner, Karen was born in July 1958. Two years later, Ray was born in October 1960. In 1964, June and Junior moved to their forever home and in 1967 the family was complete with the birth of Kathy.

June was a homemaker and an in-home daycare owner, keeping up to as many as 17 kids a day until she went to work for the White Stag sewing factory. In 1966, she opened and operated Wanda and June's Drive-In and in

1976 added June's Chicken House. In 1984, she turned the Drive-In into June's Ice Cream Parlor. She nally sold the business in November 1988 and transitioned fulltime into catering and cake baking, where she baked 1000's of cakes in her lifetime. The business not only provided a source of income for the family, but also created lifelong friendships and memories.

She never met a stranger.

June was the rst woman president of the local Lions Club. In 1995, she was the District Lion of the Year as well as citizen of the year. She was president of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the F. L. E. A. S. and E. A. S.

June and Junior loved traveling. They visited 49 of the 50 states along with Canada and Mexico. June was an amazing artist and seamstress. She would whip up anything including costumes, a prom dress or school clothing. She loved her roses. She was a caretaker and a professional hugger.

She enjoyed volunteering and fundraising for countless organizations and individuals, and was on the PTA. At one time or another there hasn't been a person or group in the community that she hasn't helped. No matter what activity the kids or grandkids got into, June and Junior were highly involved.

Then came along grandkids. Terry, Will, Jacque, Robert R., Preston, Cody and Callie.

Granny June was the lifeguard of the King Community Pool where she spent 33 years on duty as head lifeguard. Granny June never missed her grandkids or the Wildcats sporting events. She earned herself a lifetime athletic pass and Wildcat Fun of The Year in 1998. She always made sure the referees and umpires made the right call, even when it might not be the correct one. She loved cooking and making Disney character and Batman pancakes, taking the grandkids to Six Flags and to multiple sporting events - and even on occasion forgetting one … Jacque. Some of the grandkids' fond memories include hour long

trips to Walmart with Granny June. They were hours long because of the countless people she would stop and talk to. Great Grandkids, Grier, Lane, Claive, Makenah, William, Isaiah, Hayden, Jayden, Rylie and Porter, and soon to be a great-great grandchild. She loved them and they meant the world to her.

Thank you. Your love and support at this difcult time is very much appreciated and of great comfort to all of the family. We cannot thank you enough for kindness and efforts to console our hearts.

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