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WILBURN DAVIS KING

Published Wednesday, March 20, 1996 in the Nevada County Picayune

Wilburn Davis King, 69, of Prescott died Monday, March 11, 1996, in Prescott.

Born March 29, 1926, in Nevada County, he was a retired employee of Potlatch Corporation and a member of Mt. Ephesus Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Lillie Mae King of Prescott; three sons, Wilburn D. King Jr., of Saudi Arabia, Rev. Joe Franklin King of Ft. Hood, Texas, and Joe Nathan King of Ratcliff, Ky.; a daughter, Vanessa King McCraw of Hope; a brother, Joseph Virgil King of Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Ruby Evans of Harvey, Ill.; and 10 grandchildren.

Services were held Saturday, March 16, at Mt. Ephesus Baptist Church with Rev. Joe F. King, Rev. Fred Walters and Rev. Theodis Jones officating. Burial was in DeAnn Cemetery in Prescott under the direction of Brazzel-Cornish Funeral Home of Prescott.


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