Iowa
Old Press
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Black Hawk co., Iowa
September 11, 1925
MRS. J. P. KING, 75, DIES AT HER HOME - Resident
of Waterloo for 50 Years - Succumbs After Stroke of Apoplexy.
Mrs. J. P. King, 75, a resident of Waterloo 50 years, died at
4:20 p.m. yesterday at her home, 436 Edwards street, following a
stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. King was born April 7, 1850, at Pennsville, O. She was
married Oct. 2, 1870, to Johnson P. King. The couple came to
Waterloo in 1875 and had resided here since. The golden wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. King, nearly five years ago, is remembered by
many.
Deceased was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist church, Temple
Rebekah lodge No. 54, and the Woman’s Relief Corps.
Surviving besides her husband, are the following children: Mrs.
Lulu B. Merriau and F. L. King, of Waterloo; Mrs. Alice K
Rhinesmith, Charles City, Ia.; and Mrs. Harriet J. Card, Kansas
City, Mo.; also five brothers and two sisters in Ohio. The body
is at the Kistner funeral home.
[transcribed by L.Z., January 2014]