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Ethel Annette King, 88 years old from Vancleave passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025. She was born on September 13, 1937 to Clyde and Clara Cunningham.
Ethel graduated from Vancleave High School. Following graduation, she attended Perkingston Junior College. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, doing crafts and crossword puzzles, and reading.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Clara Cunningham; and grandson, Steven Chism.
Survivors include her spouse, Ralph King Sr.; children, Ralph King Jr., Susan King, Judy Hudson and Tina Quave: grandchildren, Tara Breeland, Samantha King, Joseph King, Amanda Noble, Genna Grondon, Victoria Peters , Grace Hudson, Caleb Quave, and Olivia Quave; and great grandchildren, Julius, Peyton, and Nyla Breeland, Colby and Caiden Dira, Lincoln and Harrison King, Evan and Olivia Noble, and Grant and Leah Grondon.
A funeral service will be held Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00 am at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home in Vancleave, MS. Friends are invited to visit one hour prior. Interment will follow at Vancleave #1 Cemetery.
Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ethel Annette King.
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