St. Clair County Obits

MARY ALENE KING

St. Clair County Courier
27 September 1990
Mary Alene King was born October 28, 1919 in rural Osceola to James William and Anna Mabel Schneider Gardner. She passed away September 14, 1990, at Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola.
Mary was a lifelong area resident. On December 30, 1940, Mary was united in marriage to Earl Paul King.
She is survived by five sons, Leslie Tucker and John Tucker, both of Clinton, Mo., Dale Tucker, of Osceola, Mo., Ron Tucker, of Marshall, Mo., and bill Tucker, of Brownington, Mo.; two daughters, Mary Bley, of Clinton, Mo. and Martha Stowell, of Osceola, Mo.; four brothers, John William Gardner, of Kansas City, Missouri, Marion Francis Gardner, of Kansas City, Kan., Herman Gardner, of Dodge City, Kan., and James Gardner, of Yellville, Arkansas, 25 grandchildren,17 great-grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.
Mary was always one to think of helping others before herself. She was a very giving person. Mary loved pretty flowers. Sometimes one of her grandchildren would pick her a bouquet of weeds and she was always so proud of them. She loved wildflowers best of all.
Her wild birds and animals at the farm were really special to her. She enjoyed the deer that came and grazed in the yard and the covey of quail that she fed every year. In the spring, they brought their young through the yard for her to see. She talked to them all and it was like they understood.
Mary was very proud of her children and grandchildren. She also worried about all of them too much.
Funeral services for Mary Alene King were held Tuesday, September 18, at 2 p.m., at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola, with Rev. James Fulton officiating. Music was provided by Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Hartley.
Casketbearers were Leslie Tucker, Tom Tucker, John Tucker, Dale Tucker, Bill Tucker and James Carr. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home of Osceola.