Martin King

Mr. Martin Thomas King, Jr. 87, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will be Monday, February 6, 2012 in the New Cleveland Cemetery at 2:00 pm.
Mr. King was born to Martin Thomas King, Sr. and Ethel Janice Tucker on September 13, 1924 in Vicksburg, MS. He married Virginia Sue Thweatt in Cleveland, MS on June 5, 1955. Mr. King was the former Mayor of Cleveland and Owner of Thweatt King Funeral Home from 1958 to 1988.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and brother, David Frank King.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Virginia Sue Thweatt King of Cleveland, MS; son, Martin Thomas King, III (Leanne Rutledge) of Stanley, NC; daughter, Virginia Thweatt King Meyers (Dr. Owen M. Meyers) of Monroe, LA; grandson, Noah Reese King of Stanley, NC; granddaughter, Virginia Caroline Meyers of Hattiesburg, MS; and grandson, Martin Graham Meyers of Monroe, LA.
Pallbearers will be Billy Nowell, Gerald Jacks, Greg Korb, David Putnam, Boo Ferris, Kent Wyatt, Paul Janoush, Jerome Norwood and Willard Samuel.

First Visitation

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2012
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Service Information

2:00 pm Monday, February 6, 2012
New Cleveland Cemetery N Bayou Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Interment Information

New Cleveland Cemetery. N Bayou Cleveland, Mississippi, United States