Floyd King

Floyd William King 1923 - 2014 PRINCETON, Floyd William King, age 91, of 25739 2400 North Avenue, Princeton IL, died at 4:20 in the morning on July 26, 2014 at the Spring Valley Nursing Center, in Spring Valley, IL. Private Services were held July 29, 2014 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Princeton for the Family and a Few Friends. Burial followed at Elm Lawn Memorial Park with full Military Rites being accorded. Floyd was born June 22, 1923 in Princeton to Clifford A. and Lillian E. (May) King. He attended Durham Grade School which was a one room schoolhouse in northeast Bureau Co. He Married Doris E. Krueger on June 19, 1949 in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Celebrating the service was the Rev. James H. Fresh. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this past June. Floyd was a lifelong member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Floyd served in the Army during W.W.ll in the South Pacific from January 1, 1943 to January 31, 1946. He was in the 81st Wildcat Division, 317 Infantry, and Battalion B; field Artillery. He was a radio lineman. He was discharged with the rank of T-5. He was on the “Honor Flight” that flew to Washington D.C. in 2010. Upon his return from active duty, Floyd worked on the family farm with his father and brother. After his dad passed away he and his brother continued to work the farm. They raised and sold a lot of heads of hogs and tons of cattle hauling truckloads each year to the Chicago stockyards. Floyd farmed for 47 years. Floyd, Doris and their children loved to travel and got to see quite a bit of the United States and Canada. But, when at home he liked to read, Western Books, Historical Books, and factual books on interesting places and things. He is survived by his wife Doris, his daughter Kathleen M. King of Princeton, and a very special nephew Norman R. King of LaMoille, and several other nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews as well. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Dennis Eugene Charles King on July 4, 1993; and his brothers Kenneth C. and Walter R. King and a niece Kay Yvonne King. Memorials may be directed to the LaMoille Ambulance Service, LaMoille; St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Princeton; or Spring Valley Nursing Center, Spring Valley. Arrangements were made through Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com

Floyd King

June 22, 1923 - July 26, 2014