Clyde Evenious King

There is an open gate at the end of the road through which each
must go alone and there is a light we cannot see.
Our Father claims his own…….

Clyde Evenious King entered into eternal rest on October 3, 2024, while surrounded by his family.  He was born on January 7, 1930, in Carrollton, VA to Doris and Richard King.

At the age of 17, he moved to Williamsburg, VA, and worked various jobs. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1950.  In 1951, he married the former Redell Lee in Clarksville, Tennessee. 

He was a member of Saint John Baptist Church where he fellowshiped for more than seventy years. He loved his church and his church family.  He sang in the senior choir, the gospel chorus, the men’s chorus, and was a guest soloist with the children’s choir.  He also served on the Trustee Board as a member and later served as its chairman. Mr. King joined Douglas Lee, John Parsons, George Borum, and Milton Borum to form the gospel quintet named "the Sons of Harmony." They performed locally and regionally for many years at various churches.

Mr. King was a jack of all trades. He was an architect, contractor, plumber, and auto mechanic. His first project was to design the house he and his family live in today. He drew up the plans, got them approved by the county, and solicited his friends in the evenings and on the weekends to help build the house. Later in life, he decided to repair televisions. He attended courses at Hampton Institute and Thomas Nelson and took correspondence courses to learn his trade.  This is when televisions had picture tubes, tubes, and transistors. The TV shows were in black and white and eventually moved to color.  He worked and retired from Fort Eustis’s McDonald Hospital where he was the Forman of the specialty kitchen. He retired twice because they could not find anyone to replace him. After retirement, he dedicated time to helping others and spending time completing projects at the church. He was most proud of his love of God and his family.  His life lesson was to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." He would also say "respect the opinions of others with love." 

Clyde E. King is preceded in death by his parents, Richard Alfred and Doris Palmer King; granddaughters, Yolanda Faith Johnson and Velvet Kornegay; brothers, Willis Alfred King and James Morris King; sisters, Lillian Louise King Lee and Virginia W. West.

He leaves to cherish his precious memory with his wife of seventy-three years Redell King; daughters, Karen E. King-Kornegay (Robert) and Carla R. King-Johnson; grandchildren, April Renita Johnson and Robert Clyde Kornegay; and a host of loving relatives and caring friends.

A funeral service to celebrate Clyde's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2024, at St. John Baptist Church-Williamsburg. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. King may be viewed in the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the hour of his service.

Professional services entrusted to the staff of Whiting's Funeral Home, 7005 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. 757-229-3011 whitingsfuneralhome.com

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