Cherry King

KING Cherry Linda Murphy King (Age 78) Of Mount Airy Maryland, died at Kline Hospice House on June 3, 2009 of ovarian cancer. Before moving to Mount Airy four years ago, Mrs. King lived in Lanham Maryland for 39 years. Mrs. King was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma to the late Irving Earl and Velma Ray (Conover) Murphy. She was one of seven children and grew up on the family farm in Billings Oklahoma where she graduated from high school. She received her undergraduate degree from Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) in 1953 and her graduate degree in Library Science from the University of Maryland in 1968. Mrs. King married the late Gerald J King in 1952. She taught in a two-room school while helping with the family dairy farm in the late 1950''s. In 1962, her family moved to Maryland, where she worked as a librarian for the Prince George''s County Public Schools before retiring in 1992. Mrs. King was an active member and elder emeritus of University Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for 44 years where she served as the librarian and choir member among other activities. She was a volunteer in many social programs, especially the National Federation of the Blind. Mrs. King loved family gatherings, reading, nature, travel, crossword puzzles, and painting. Mrs. King was preceded in death by her infant son Douglas Alan King and her sister Patricia Johnson. She is survived by her son Steven King and grandson Alan King of Monrovia MD; daughter Gail King and son-in-law Frederick Todd of Luray VA; son Stuart King, daughter-in-law Lynn Kanaskie, granddaughter Eva King, and grandson Julian of Adamstown MD; daughter Sharon King Duke, son-in-law Bill Duke, and granddaughters Sarah and Grace Duke of Mount Airy MD; brother Ray Murphy of Chicago IL; sister Lee Ramsey of Edmond WA; sister Jean Sharp and brother-in-law Raymond Sharp of Creede CO; brother Joe Murphy of Billings OK; brother, Jim Murphy and sister-in-law, Paulette Murphy of Balch Springs TX; and a beloved extended family of nieces, nephews, in-laws, grand-nieces and nephews; friends and church families. A service to celebrate Mrs. King''s life will be July 11, 10:30 a.m, at University Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 6800 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville MD, 20782 "It is well with my soul.""It is well with my soul."