Anna B. “Ann” King, 80, Wabash, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 10, 1935, in Grandin, Mo. to Hiram and Wilma “Pat” (Connell) Smith.
Ann married Donald W. King in Huntington, on Oct. 20, 1951. She retired from Vernon Manor Children’s Home after 10 years and also worked at Shirt Shed. Ann was a member of the Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church. She loved the Lord, her church, her church family, and also loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband: Donald W. King, Wabash; five children: Rae (Junior) Hall, Wabash; Kay (Stan) Fetter, Huntington; Don (Brenda) King, Denver; Mike King, Seminole, Fla.; Terry (Katherine) King, Wabash; 16 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and brother: Don (Tamara) Smith, Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; two sisters; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 7, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Wabash, with Pastor Terry Hinds officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund.