Irvin John King, son of Abraham and Mattie (Yoder) King, was born November 13, 1885, at Bellefontaine, Ohio; passed away November 19, 1956, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Pa.; aged 71 y. 10 d. On February 3, 1912, he was married to Cora E. Shank. He is survived by his wife, 7 children (Myron A., Columbia, Pa.; Evelyn E., Harrisonburg, Va.; Aaron M., Cuba; Cora E., Lebanon, Pa.; Clara E., Bird in Hand, Pa.;Laura, Mrs. Ralph Ramer, Myerstown, Pa.; and Almeda, Mrs. Stephen Stoltzfus, Pensacola, Fla.), one sister (Lydia Kauffman, Garden City, Mo.), 2 brothers (Abraham, Harrisonburg, Va., and Nelson Fairpoint, Ohio), and 9 grandchildren. One daughter, one son, 3 sisters, and 5 brothers preceded him in death. As a teen-age boy he became a Christian and a member of the Mennonite Church, remaining in that fellowship until death. In 1946, he was ordained deacon at the Frazer Church, where he served until he moved to Myerstown, Pa., in 1955. At the time of his marriage he moved to southern Virginia where they lived until 1919, when they moved to eastern Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his life. Funeral services held November 23 at the Meckville Church were in charge of Aaron Shank, Marcus Swanenburg, and Simon Bucher, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Irvin John King, son of Abraham and Mattie (Yoder) King, was born November 13, 1885, at Bellefontaine, Ohio; passed away November 19, 1956, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Pa.; aged 71 y. 10 d. On February 3, 1912, he was married to Cora E. Shank. He is survived by his wife, 7 children (Myron A., Columbia, Pa.; Evelyn E., Harrisonburg, Va.; Aaron M., Cuba; Cora E., Lebanon, Pa.; Clara E., Bird in Hand, Pa.;Laura, Mrs. Ralph Ramer, Myerstown, Pa.; and Almeda, Mrs. Stephen Stoltzfus, Pensacola, Fla.), one sister (Lydia Kauffman, Garden City, Mo.), 2 brothers (Abraham, Harrisonburg, Va., and Nelson Fairpoint, Ohio), and 9 grandchildren. One daughter, one son, 3 sisters, and 5 brothers preceded him in death. As a teen-age boy he became a Christian and a member of the Mennonite Church, remaining in that fellowship until death. In 1946, he was ordained deacon at the Frazer Church, where he served until he moved to Myerstown, Pa., in 1955. At the time of his marriage he moved to southern Virginia where they lived until 1919, when they moved to eastern Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his life. Funeral services held November 23 at the Meckville Church were in charge of Aaron Shank, Marcus Swanenburg, and Simon Bucher, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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