Donald T. King, 92 of Mill Shoals, Illinois passed away on Monday November 14, 2016 at 7:53 A.M. at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, Illinois. Donald was an electrician with the IBEW Local 702 for 46 years. He worked for French Electric in Fairfield, Cunningham Electric in Browns, and his last two years he worked for a contractor in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He retired in 1989. He was graduate of Mill Shoals High School. Donald was a veteran of WWII. He enlisted in the Navy and was deployed four times to the Mariana Islands in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1945.
He was a member and trustee of the Mill Shoals Baptist Church. He was a White County Supervisor, a member of the Mill Shoals school board, the Mill Shoals town board, and a former Mayor on two separate occasions. Donald was a 32 degree Mason and a current member of the Carmi VFW.
On August 13, 1945 he was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Dosier. They were married 71 years.
Survivors include his wife Mary of Mill Shoals; two daughters- Vicky King of Carbondale & Karen (Steve) Baker of Fairfield; two grandchildren- Cory Baker of Fairfield and Jenna (Brad) Dunnigan of Columbia Illinois; one Great-Grandchild- Xavier Allen Baker and 1 Great-Grandchild due in May. 2 Nieces- Lynn (Craig) Cunningham & Glenda (Gene) Martin both of Georgetown TX, and several cousins from the state of Missouri.
Funeral Services for Donald T. King will be Saturday November 19 at 1PM at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Shrewsbury Cemetery in Mill Shoals with Full Military Rights.
Visitation will be from 11AM until the time of service at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Mill Shoals Missionary Baptist Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home.