Thomas H. King

Middleboro Thomas H. King, age 80 years, of Middleboro, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Natalie (Gebhardt) (Benefit) King and the late Ella Mae King. Born Thursday, April 12, 1928, in Arlington, he was a son of the late Howard and Helen (Walsh) King. Thomas had lived in West Bridgewater for 45 years and most recently in Middleboro. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947 and then in 1951 and worked as a truck driver for 25 years with Allied Container. He was a member of Good Times Club at the Middleboro COA and was a communicant of St. Anns Church in West Bridgewater. In addition to his wife Natalie, he is survived by two sons, Thomas J. King and his wife Pamela A. of Middleboro and Michael J. King and his wife Pamela J. of Dudley; seven grandchildren, Kendra L. King, Karyn (King) Stairs, Paul M. King, Kristy L. King, Jennifer King, Danielle King and Mark King; a stepson, Gregory J. Benefit and his wife Nancy (Sullivan) of Randolph; a stepdaughter, Dr. Brenda R. Benefit and her husband Dr. Monte McCrosson of New Mexico; six stepgrandchildren, Eric Benefit, Paul Benefit, Andrew Benefit, Nicole Benefit, Erin Benefit and Fiona McCrosson; a sister, Helen Curry of Washington; and many great great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A private family funeral was held Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 280 Bedford St., Lakeville. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research, Church St. Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780, or the Alzheimers Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family, please visit www.d-mfh.com.