OPELOUSAS - Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Ford and Joseph Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA for Mrs. Julie Mae King, 90, who entered eternal rest on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Opelousas General Health System. Interment will be in Garden of Memory Cemetery in Opelousas, LA. Pastor Richard Oglesby, Pastor of Community Christian Assembly, will be officiating the funeral service.

Mrs. King leaves to cherish her memories: two sons, William (Pamela) King, Jr. and Eric (Felicia) King, both of Opelousas, LA; four daughters, Martha King, Debra Lewis (Ronald) and Eva King, all of Opelousas, LA and Augustine Robertson (Mark) of Baton Rouge, LA; one sister, Estille Young White of Tempe, AZ; twenty-four grandchildren; forty-three great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by: her husband, William King, Sr.; her parents, Adam and Ida Gauthier Young; two daughters, Mary King Hayes and Mary King Smith; six brothers, Alvin Young, Nathan Young, Bernard Young, Wilton Young, Adner Young and George Young; and three sisters, Shay Young, Shirley Harris and Lou Bloom.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Ford and Joseph Funeral Home.

** Please be advised we will adhere to the safety measures and precautions provided by the state of Louisiana due to COVID-19. Masks are required for those who will be in attendance. **

The family would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to the following loved ones: Verna Young, Addierita Bloom, Celisa Martin, Rose Leday, Ann Hilts, Jamie Davis, Suzie Bates, Dorothy Hayes, Kayla King, Renell and Bubby Bloom, Wanda Lee Brown, Genieve Marcel, Mya Hayes, Douche Arnaud, The Biagase Family, Darrel and Tiquana Hampton, Mark and Augustine Robertson, Ronald and Kaysandra Lewis and Erica Hayes.

Words of condolences may be expressed at fordandjosephfh.com

Ford and Joseph Funeral Home, 907 N. Market St., Opelousas, LA, (337) 942-6750, is in charge of arrangements.