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Dewey Elton King

1942 - 2018

Dewey Elton King obituary, 1942-2018, Belvidere, TN

BORN

1942

DIED

2018

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Moore-Cortner Funeral Home - Winchester

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Winchester, Tennessee

Dewey King Obituary

KING, Dewey Elton, age 75 of Belvidere, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. A native of Franklin County, he was born in Sewanee on Nov. 8, 1942, to the late Emmett Edward and Eliza Catherine (Dodson) King. Before his retirement, he was employed as a senior systems computer operator at AEDC. Dewey was a great stone mason, working mostly with natural stone. He was an avid University of Tennessee football fan as well as a Bobby Allison Nascar Fan. Dewey's greatest passion in life was his granddaughters. He was of the Church of God faith. In addition to his parents, Dewey was preceded in death by his brothers, Elvin King, Ples King, Preston King and Emmett King and sisters, Leona Johnson and Ila Mae King. He is survived by his loving wife, Annie Dean King of Belvidere; daughter, Kim (Shawn) Haraway of Belvidere; sons, Chad King of Belvidere and Cary Wade King of Cowan; sister, Ethel I. King of Sewanee, Denzil King of Sewanee and Anna Lee (John) Kuntz of Tracy City; granddaughters, Kailee Rigsby and Carley Rigsby; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. in the Moore-Cortner Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Matt Hastings officiating. Interment will follow in the Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 1st Ave. N.W., Winchester, TN 37398 in charge of local arrangements, 967-2222. Send online condolences to www.moorecortner.com

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Published by Herald Chronicle from Mar. 9 to Mar. 20, 2018.

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