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Marretta Powell King

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Marretta Powell King

Birth
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Jun 2001 (aged 96)
Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.250375, Longitude: -77.031469
Plot
Lot 717, C, East
Memorial ID
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Marretta P. King
June 27, 2001
The Morning Call
Marretta P. King, 96, died Tuesday, June 26, in Moravian Hall Square Retirement Community, Nazareth, where she resided.

She was a teacher for many years at Stevens Junior High School, Williamsport, Lycoming County. She was dean of women at Kutztown State College (now Kutztown State University) in the 1960s, an assistant professor at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Clinton County, and a teacher in Pottstown and Williamsport. At Lock Haven, she was director of public relations, executive secretary of the alumni association and editor of the alumni news. A 1926 graduate of Swarthmore College, she received a master's degree from Northwestern University

Born in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Gertrude (Powell) King.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem.

Survivors: Nieces, nephews.

Services: To be announced by John F. Herron Funeral Home, Bethlehem.

King services
July 06, 2001
The Morning Call
Graveside services for Marretta P. King, 96, who died June 26, will be 10 a.m. Monday in Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport. No calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements, John F. Herron Funeral Home, Bethlehem
Marretta P. King
June 27, 2001
The Morning Call
Marretta P. King, 96, died Tuesday, June 26, in Moravian Hall Square Retirement Community, Nazareth, where she resided.

She was a teacher for many years at Stevens Junior High School, Williamsport, Lycoming County. She was dean of women at Kutztown State College (now Kutztown State University) in the 1960s, an assistant professor at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Clinton County, and a teacher in Pottstown and Williamsport. At Lock Haven, she was director of public relations, executive secretary of the alumni association and editor of the alumni news. A 1926 graduate of Swarthmore College, she received a master's degree from Northwestern University

Born in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Gertrude (Powell) King.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem.

Survivors: Nieces, nephews.

Services: To be announced by John F. Herron Funeral Home, Bethlehem.

King services
July 06, 2001
The Morning Call
Graveside services for Marretta P. King, 96, who died June 26, will be 10 a.m. Monday in Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport. No calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements, John F. Herron Funeral Home, Bethlehem


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