Arnold King

Tupelo - Arnold Taylor Sonny King, 67, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1944 in Jackson to Louis Madison and Beatrice Stewart Madison. He was a 1962 graduate of Forest High School and a graduate of Mississippi State University. He served in the Mississippi National Guard. He spent most of his working life at Jimmy Sanders Seed Company in Cleveland. After retiring in 1997, he moved to Tupelo to be closer to his family. He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. He loved gardening and cooking. He was an avid sports fan and especially loved watching his children and grandchildren play. He was a generous man, a people person, loved his friends and will be missed by many.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011, at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Dr. Rick Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Nancy Underwood King of Tupelo; one daughter, Melissa Ann King Pittman (Tud) of Pontotoc; one son, Arnold Taylor King, Jr. of Tupelo; three grandchildren, Don Pittman, III, Anna Claire Pittman and Zachary "Zack" Taylor King; one sister, Jane Madison McNeil (Sam) of Newland, N.C.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Friendship Sunday School Class of St. Luke United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be 5 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to St. Luke United Methodist Church or The American Diabetes Association, Local Chapter.