Funeral services for Mrs. Margie King of Newellton will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Newellton with Bro. John Holdiness officiating. Interment will follow at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Winnsboro. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the funeral home in Winnsboro.
Mrs. King was born November 15, 1930, in Wisner, LA and passed from this life on December 4, 2022, in Wisner, LA at the age of 92. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Newellton where she taught the Kindergarten Sunday school class for many years. In her later years she was a member of the “Young at Heart” group as well. Margie loved pretty flowers; therefore, she enjoyed working in her flower garden and making her yard beautiful for everyone to see. She was an amazing cook and very much enjoyed cooking for her family, and as Daddy used to say, “She made the best ‘cathead’ biscuits!”. More than anything else, she loved spending time with her family. When Margie became a resident of the nursing home, she also taught Sunday school there, and she thoroughly enjoyed playing Bingo. She was a loving, kind, generous, family-oriented lady, and she will be greatly missed by her friends and family.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Marvin King; her parents, Jeff and Mamie Sue Calhoun; her son, Kenny King; her grandson, Jason Hankins; and siblings, Vernie Dowden, Nellie Curington, J.M. Calhoun, and twins, Joyce Dubois and Joe Calhoun.
Survivors include her children, Joann Hankins and husband, Roger of Newellton, Denise Smith and husband, Dennis of Chase, and Kim King of Keithville; her “daughter-in-love”, Rhonda King Tingle and husband, Charles of Port Gibson, MS; “son-in-love” Dino Britt of Newellton; one sister, Sue Bowden of Bossier City; her “sisters-in-love”, Faye Calhoun and Mary Barfield, both of Wisner; six grandchildren, Ken King of Vivian, Beth Brocado of Baskin, Ericka Harlow and husband, Kenny of Newellton, Jamie Hankins and wife, Danielle of Newellton, Jennifer Winters and husband, Clay of Angola, and Kevin Britt of Newellton; sixteen great-grandchildren, Sierra Jester, Cody Brocado, McKenna Harlow, Emily Harlow, Cade Hankins, Dustin Carroll, Austin Winters, Savannah Escher, Hannah Winters, Cheyenne Comeaux, Mason Britt, Cameron Britt, Bentley King, Tate King, Kenleigh King and Mecca Sanchez; and eleven great-great-grandchildren, Kason, Karson, Kruze, Tucker, Reina, Stella, Nova, Braleigh, Evie, Cooper and Chloe; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Ken King, Jamie Hankins, Kevin Britt, Dustin Carroll, Austin Winters, Mason Britt and Cameron Britt. Honorary pallbearers will be all of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and staff of Mary Anna Nursing Home, for their love and special care shown to Margie over the last twelve years.