KENTON – A Mass of Christian burial for Mary Alice King, 95, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Kenton. Family and friends may visit from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton. A rosary service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home following the visitation.
Mary passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at the Blanchard Place in Kenton. She was born on Aug. 22, 1926, in Wapakoneta to the late Daniel R. and Susanne J. (Lear) Conkle. On Nov. 17, 1945, she married Orland E. King, and they later divorced.
Surviving are her children, Diana (Leonard) Smith of Kenton, Kathy Rolla of Cleveland, Daniel (Sheri) King of Kenton, Edie (Rick) Freyer of Monroe, NC, Michael (Terri) King of Baltimore, MD, Gregory (Connie) King of Kenton, Mary Anne (Tom) VanBuskirk of Kenton, and Jennifer (Todd) McNutt of Kenton; 24 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don Conkle of Kenton and Bob (Cheryl) Conkle of McComb; a sister, Katherine Businger of Findlay; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Brian King; a brother, Paul Conkle; a sister, Jeananne Dunn; a nephew, Tom Conkle; a niece, Susie Cramer; and a sister-in-law; Donna Conkle.
Mary attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church and School through the fifth grade. Her family then moved to Kenton in 1938 when her parents purchased the greenhouse to become known as Conkle Florists. She then attended the Immaculate Conception Church and St. Anthony Catholic School through the eighth grade, then moving to Kenton High School, where she graduated in 1944.
Mary worked at the former San Antonio Hospital and was a former leader of the Red Cross in Kenton. Although her main occupation was an owner of King Plumbing and Heating. Mary retired in 1991 and moved to Fredericktown to work as a caregiver for Msgr. John V. Wolf. and attended the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. Mary then moved back to Kenton and was a current member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where she enjoyed being a lector and member of the choir.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton or the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net.
