King Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama, T12S R9W S13

King, Mary Jane 10/2/1846 - 6/23/1916

King, H. William 3/21/1846 - 6/30/1916

Possibly two baby graves (no other graves visible)

Location:

In Double Springs, turn on County Road 25 (Lynn Road) by the post office.  
Go 6.7 miles and turn left on County Road 29 (Rocky Plains Road).  Go 6.7 
miles and turn right on County Road 70 (Fox Hunting Ground Road).  Go. 2.4 
miles and turn left on Indian Creek Road.  Travel 1.2 miles and the road 
makes a Y.  Take the right.  You will be on King Ridge Road.  Travel .8 
miles and turn left.  You will be on County Line Road.  Go a half of a
tenth of a mile and turn right.  Go .2 miles and cemetery is on the right.

The Winston Herald, July 14, 1916:
Obituary.  Nauvoo, Ala., July 6th, 1916.  Editor Winston Herald: Please give 
space to chronicle the death of Bro. H.W. King, and Sister Mary J. King, his 
wife.  Bro. King was born March 21st, 1846 and departed this life June 30th 
1916, and his wife was born Oct. 23, 1846 and departed this life June 23, 1916.
They were baptized into the Freewill Baptist Church 30 odd years ago and were 
faithful members until the end and died in the triumphs of a living faith.  
Bro. King joined the grand Masonic fraternity 30 odd years ago and died in the 
faith.  He was an improved Mason, a devoted husband and an affectionate father 
and has laid down his working tools and has been assigned to the narrow confinements 
of the tomb but rests in the hope of a glorious immortality.  He was buried by 
the Masonic fraternity at a new burying place near his old home, three miles 
east of Nauvoo.  One of the largest Masonic processions the writer ever witnessed, 
took part in the obsequies [sic?].  Rev. John Alexander held the family or burial 
service, and Bro. Vandy Parker was master of ceremonies in the presence of a 
large concourse of friends and relatives.  Sister King died one week prior to 
her husband and was interred at the same place, the services being conducted by 
Bro. John R. Dutton.  She was an Eastern Star member.  While their sun has set 
in the west and closed their stay here in this unfriendly world, we feel they 
are basking in the sunny land of bliss where is no more pain nor paralysis, 
consumption, tribulation, sorrows, or misunderstandings, but all is joy and peace 
in that country.  They leave 8 children, 5 boys and 3 girls, and a lot of grandchildren 
to mourn their untimely loss.  Let us admonish you, dear children, to weep not 
while weary ones rest, and sorrow not as those who have no hope, realizing that 
father and mother can never come to you, tho' you can go to them and be one reunited 
family.  So let us all sing:
Somewhere we'll meet with Jesus;
The One who died to save;
With gladness he'll receive us
Somewhere beyond the grave.
Somewhere we'll know no parting -
Somewhere we'll know no pain;
Thro' ages we'll be resting -
Somewhere on Heaven's plain.
I will close as this is almost like writing about father and mother.  A friend and brother, 
W.M. O'Mary.

The Winston Herald, August 11, 1916
Memorial Services in Memory of Bro. King.  Please announce through your columns that 
the funeral of old Bro. H.W. King and his wife will be preached the 4th Sunday in Aug. 
at New Oak Grove Church, two miles east of Nauvoo on Jasper and Russellville Road by 
Rev. John W. Moore, and there will also be on the same day, a memorial singing in both 
the new books and the Sacred Harp, as they were dear lovers of all good music.  The 
new book singing will be conducted by Prof. C.C. Alexander and the old by Bro. Jess 
Lamons, Bro. John R. Dutton, and others.  All singers are cordially invited to attend 
with your books.  Everybody come with well-filled baskets and spend the day; a grand 
and glorious time is expected.  Come one, come all.  W.M. O'Mary.