March King, Jr.

March King, Jr., 65, of Tampa, Fla., passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, following a brief illness. He was a graduate of Jefferson County High School. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at St. Philip A.M.E. Church, Monticello, with burial in Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Cemetery, Lloyd, Fla. March had been a star football player at Jefferson High. He later attended college and began a long and successful career in state government as a Children with Disabilities Caregiver with the Florida Department of Children and Families. March was a talented gospel song vocalist whose voice would bring joy to all who ever heard him sing. He was often invited to sing at funerals, revivals and other church and special events. March, who never married, maintained a longtime special and close relationship with his friend and caregiver, Venus Mosley. Survivors include his brothers, Al and Timothy King, O.C. Barrington and Woodrow (Jackie) Huggins; sisters, Janie Huggins, Ann Huggins (Bonnie) Jones and Janice Brooks; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, March King, Sr. and Pearlie Mae Keys Rivers, and siblings, Mary Helen King, Ella Norton, Jackie, J.D., Willie and Michael Huggins.