Richard Charles King, 85, of St. Marys, GA entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 15, 2022.

Richard was born on September 23, 1937 in Marshall, Michigan to the late Richard and Marion Sines. He was a retired Veteran who served his country for 44 years. He served in the United States Air Force, Air National Guard, and Civil Service until his retirement in 2000. His family and church were of utmost importance to him. He loved officiating sports for many years, helping several generations of players to
excel at their sport. He was an avid Michigan Wolverines fan. Go Blue!! He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather and will be deeply missed by his friends, family, and all who knew him. He knew no strangers and loved to make people smile.

He is survived by his wife, Jean F. King of St Marys, GA, children, Richard King, Jr (Rosa) of Madrid, Spain, Debra Garza (Ray) of Pennsylvania, Sharon McCoy (Roger) of North Carolina, David King (Sonya) of Virginia, Kileen Cassiday (Gary) of Florida, and Rebecca Fleming (Darren) of Maryland, four stepchildren and a sister, Nancy Laine Taylor of California, twenty-seven grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by his former wife, Jeanette King and his siblings, Joan Kline and Gordon King.

Funeral Services with military honors will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 19th at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingsland, GA with visitation being held at 10:00 am before service time. His burial will be in the Jacksonville National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Lutheran Food Bank of Camden County.

Allison Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.