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Show Page 10 0 R E M TIMES Thursday, December 27, 2007 PEDAL YOUR STUFF FOR CASH Obituaries William Edson King (Bill) is yc n m ( ;ara( ;i- ivu ;khd Wl I I I Sit III Yc HUH "N'T USII.' ! ODI IS AKI-, SOMHONH t H J I I I ILRK WAN TS IT. L SELL IT HERE 373-6450 William Kelson King (Bill) was given an early Christmas gift Saturday Sat-urday morning 22 Dec 20(17 by his Heavenly Father. He was called home at 6 AM. Bill was born in American Fork 15 May 19R to William Wil-liam and Anna M. Johnson King. He was the youngest of seven children. chil-dren. He had six older sisters, sis-ters, Myrtle, I aura, Selma, Nella, Marguerite, and litVaughn, all of whom preceded him in death. Bill graduated from American Ameri-can Fork High School in 1926 and went on to attend Brigham Young University (Academy). It was while he was at BYU that he met Hilda Marie Harding of Provo and they were married 19 Mar 19.30 in the Salt Uike Temple by James E. Talmage, Hilda's untie. They were blessed with one child, Stanford W. King (Connie) of American Fork. He also has four grandchildren, Curtis W. King (Deb) of Moab, Utah (formerly of Provo). Craig S. King (Janet) of Great Falls, Virginia, Cathryn K. Humphries (Don) of St. George and Cory J. King (Tara) of Escon-dido, Escon-dido, CA. He has thirteen greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Bill lived his entire life in American Amer-ican Fork. He was a member of the 4th Ward of the Church of . Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His ancestors were early settlers of American Fork. They had farm land in various areas of the valley. val-ley. As a fifteen year old he was running the threshing machine to harvest the crops in the area. He went on to drive heavy equipment for the state highway department and then became a railroad engineer. engi-neer. He loved operating locomotives locomo-tives and became one of the first locomotive engineers for Geneva Steel Company. He retired from Geneva in 1969. Bill had many hobbies. He made tables, lamps and pieces of art from burls of wood that he and Hilda would find in the desert. He loved music and in his later years learned to play the organ. Bill was an avid bowler and participated in the Old Timers League at Jack and Jill Lanes in American Fork. He enjoyed the friendships he made there. Bill had a long and productive life. He was determined to live in his home as long as he possibly could. He had the help of many doctors, nurses, home health and hospice groups and family members, friends and neighbors to accomplish this goal. The family want to thank each and everyone that helped Bill in any way. We appreciate you very much. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 28, 2007 at 11 am in the Anderson & Sons Mortuary, Mor-tuary, 49 E 100 N, American Fork. Friends may call at the mortuary Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm and Friday from 9:45 to 10:45 am prior to the services. Burial, American Fork Cemetery WWW. he raid extra. com 1 . " 1 ' I . 1 1 certificates P""" t tl.x-iUlJ, crcck-prcof I Xmf'! rrtvzr.:s rvst end d'.r-i I ' I UrZTLY.I WAZZANTYt mm unmm mw.itomms We're On Time, You'll See, Or The Repair Is Frcf 100 Satisfaction Guarantee ( WPMistEr 888-8-SPOY Benefit Controls c o m PA n i v, s WE DELIVER STRATEGfC BENEFIT RESULTS! Large and Small Employer Groups ; (fully-insured and self-insured plans) , Individual Plans & Family Plans j t Medicare Supplements and Plans '3 Medical Disability Hospital Income Prescription (LTDSTD) Benefits Dental HSAHRAFSA Long Term Care Vision Cancer (LTC) LifeAccident mm mm n rs riri i i v ssa nrt I I ill IV i Tim-. 1 fib. ATRIUM W INDOWS AN I) I) O () RS Improve Your Home's Beauty and Energy Efficiency with Quality Replacement Windows Mmv fcB ito H3BDD Increase Your Home's Value Make Selling Your Home Easier and Provide High Pay-Back on Your Investment or Visit our Showroom at 1111 South State, Provo (Hwy. 89) VISA |