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.
MY DEEPSEST SYMPATHY TO THE KING FAMILY,LOVE YALL FROM THE ROBINSON AND JONES.
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In prayer for the family. Mrs.Julia your strength and assurance lives on through your legacy. Enjoy your "Brand New Life"! Love you family Leslie H. Hammond
Hi family,so sorry l couldn't be there,sending my condolences , praying for you'als strength,your Mom is gone but never ever forgotten ,she'll be with you always,she was a beautiful,kind,giving,loving, sweet spirited person,a good and,fast cook.Praying for your strength. Love all of you'es, your Aunt Liz Young
M/M Jeff & Catherine Anderson Our deepest sympathy to you Eric and your family, May your mom continue to rest in God's heavenly paradise
Sending our deepest sympathy to the King family
We love and miss you Aunt Julia I'm sure you and Mr. Bernard Bloom are singing in the heavenly choir all day long. You will always be in our mind, heart and spirit thank-you for always welcoming us in your home to make it our own. God gained another Angel into his heavenly home. Our prayers are with the King family during your time of bereavement Love always the Bloom Family.
We will all miss you, you'll never be forgotten. Rather a mother in law, you were like a mom to me. Now in Heaven, forever in my heart.
My deepest sympathy to the King family. May God keep you strong in your time of bereavement. Barbara W. Thomas
Julia King I loved you, with all my heart, I'm going to miss you, you was more of a friend to me, than anything else, you always teased me, about hitch hiking to your house, all the way from Galveston, on more than one occasion, during the summer months, I was still in high school, at the time, I remember bringing my kids to visit you, for Christmas Holidays, I always brought my tools with me, to work on your house, you always had a cheerful heart, when we talked on the phone, I'm going to miss just picking up the phone to call you, to hear your voice, seems like you you would drop everything else, going on around you, just so you can talk to me, it made me feel really special, in your life, I love you with all of my heart, I send my condolences to all of my beautiful Cousins, love y'all always. From Your Cousin Dickey Bloom.
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