Victoria Rae King

KINSTON | Victoria Rae King, 21, of Kinston, died Friday April 21, 2017, after losing her ongoing battle with addiction. Victoria was born July 11, 1995, in Greenville, N.C. to Teresa Faye Forrest and Hal Stewart King. Victoria graduated from South Lenoir High School where she was a member of the cheerleading squad. Victoria was a brave, fearless, and beautiful young lady. Victoria was very passionate in what she believed in, and she touched the life of every person she met. Victoria loved to care for her animals, she loved to sing and write, and she lived a life that was all her own. For the past three years Victoria struggled with an addiction to heroin. While she was not strong enough to overcome her addiction, she will always be loved and missed by those who knew her. Victoria is survived by her mother, Teresa Faye Forrest and husband Gerald; her father, Hal Stewart King; her sister, Ashley Stallings and husband Danny; her brother, Chad King and significant other Jessica Jarman; her step-sister Jenna Meekins and husband Josh; her step-sister Heather Forrest and fiancé Whaley Stroud; and many other extended family members. Victoria was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Shirley Cahoon and Edward Jarman; and by her paternal grandparents, Horace and Dixie King. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2017, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with Danny Stallings officiating. Visitation will follow the service. The family requests that friends and family bring photographs of themselves with Victoria to be added to a memorial board that will be put together during the visitation. Online condolences may be sent to howardandcarter.com. Howard-Carter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Sign the guest book at kinston.com