King, Bernard J.

KING, SIMMERT, JACKSON, SIMMONS

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Date: 1/28/2008 at 12:50:51

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CLINTON — Bernard J. King, 92, of Clinton, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Mass of the Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2008, at Prince of Peace Parish St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin King, John McFadden, Jason Simmons, Brandon Simmons, Bill Conner, Don Holden, Michael Brown and Travis Martin. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home. Bernard John King was born on March 20, 1915, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of John and Mary (Simmert) King. He married Dorothy Jackson on March 9, 1940, in Clinton. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy. He was employed with E.I. Dupont as a lab technician for 28 years. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish, Clinton Moose Lodge and the Eagles Club. Bernard is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Clinton; one daughter, Renee Simmons of Bloomington, Illinois, two sons, Terrance (Sandra) King of Clinton, Iowa, and James (Joyce) King of Davenport, Iowa; 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren; and one brother, George King of Arizona. Bernard is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister, one granddaughter and a son-in-law. The family requests that memorials be made to the University of Iowa Ophthalmology Department. Online condolences may be expressed to Bernard’s family by visiting his obituary at www.snellzornig.com.Death date: Jan. 9, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 1/11/2008 - 1/13/2008