Verna St. Clair King

1916 - 2015

Verna St. Clair King obituary, 1916-2015, San Diego, CA

Verna St. Clair King

1916 - 2015

BORN

1916

DIED

2015

Verna King Obituary

Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on May 31, 2015.
King, Verna St. Clair 04/20/1916 ~ 04/18/2015 SAN DIEGO -- Verna passed peacefully in Elkridge, MD. She and her husband, Alonzo (deceased), moved to San Diego from Shreveport, LA in 1942. Verna was an educator by profession and retired from the SD Unified School District as a Parent Counselor in 1986. Politics was her passion and she became a legendary figure in the local and state Democratic Party. The Kings had five children, Alonzo, Jr. (deceased), Reggie (deceased); and are survived by two daughters, Joyce King and Eugenia Bickerstaff (Bernie); one son, St. Clair King; five grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on June 6, 2015, at 2p.m., at The First United Methodist Church, Mission Valley. In lieu of flowers the family requests that tax deductible donations be made to: The Verna St. Clair King Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made payable to: The EXO Foundation, P.O. Box 88075, San Diego, CA. 92168-0575.

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Lucille Toulouse

July 17, 2019

Will always remember the classy women she was. Always well dress and well respected by all. We worked at the same school and she was loved by the students, faculty and parents, Miss her dearly!

Kim Cox

June 5, 2015

Verna was one of the mainstays of the Democratic Party. She was always cheerful and helpful. She and her family had the other officers of the Party and me over to their lovely home for more than one great dinner. I am honored to be able to say I worked with her. My deepest sympathy to Joyce and the rest of her family.

Sincerely,
Kim Cox
Chair, San Diego County Democratic Party,
1990-1995

Lucille Toulouse

June 2, 2015

Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel at the tragic loss of Verna. Our hearts go out to you and your family in your time of sorrow.

May God Bless the King Family.

Lucille Toulouse and Family

Can't miss Verna...she got that big ol smile!

Mike & Ryan McCullough

June 1, 2015

To the King Family: Verna was one of the kindest and most inspiring persons I have ever known. I feel blessed and grateful to have known her. This is a simple prayer that President Kennedy loved:
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind always be at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and the rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May God Hold you in the palm of His Hand

May God Bless the King Family

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