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Erma King Obituary

Erma J. King

COOLVILLE: – Erma J. King, 84, of Newark, formerly of Coolville, died Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born May 30, 1930 in Canaanville, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Mabel Skinner Radcliff.
She is survived by three children, Brenda (Mark) Donaldson of Newark, Danny (Terri) Jackson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Tom (Judy) King of Heath; eight grandchildren, Ashley Markham, Jessica and Lauren Donaldson, Shawn, Jeremy, Rory and Ian King, Chad Southerd; several great grandchildren; two sisters, Cora Karshner of Coolville, and Marlene Smith of Reynoldsburg.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo King; a son, Tim King; and six brothers and sisters.
Services will be Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Canaanville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday one hour prior to the service. You may sign the online guestbook or leave a private message of sympathy for the family at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Advocate on Aug. 19, 2014.

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