Reverend George King, 93, of Macon, GA, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at Wesley Glen Ministries Chapel with the Reverend John Irwin officiating. A reception will follow the service in the chapel. Inurnment will be private at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wesley Glen Ministries, Inc., 4580 N. Mumford Rd., Macon, GA 31210.
Son of the late Semon and Mabelle Lucinda Hubbard deKonig (King), Reverend King received his undergraduate degree from Bob Jones University and master’s degree from the University of Alabama, with doctoral studies at Duke University. He worked at IBM for many years, where he was on the team developing Fortran. He also worked with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon.
Reverend King was a member of Lizella United Methodist Church. He was a retired Methodist minister where he served in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama. Reverend King was preceded in death by his brother, Weston King.
Reverend King is survived by his wife of 75 years, Ruth Moseley King of Macon; daughters, Caro King Shanahan (Jake) of Sandy Springs, Georgia; Donna Milling (Philip) of Austin, Texas, and Kate King of Macon; grandchildren, Laura Munn (Chad) of Dunwoody, Georgia, Chris Milling (Trish), and Alex Milling (Jen) both of Austin, Texas; and great grandchildren, Andrew Munn, Brodie Munn, Lorelei Milling, Jonah Milling, and Rowan Milling.
Hart’s on Cherry Street, Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201 has charge of the arrangements.