James Norman King

AIKEN - Mr. James Norman King, 91, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, December 12, 2009 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in the parlor following the service. Mr. King was born in Centralia, IL, a son of the late Brandon and Henrietta Green King. He served in the US Army during WWII, was in the Masonic Lodge in Paducah, KY, was a Syria Mosque Shriner in Pittsburgh, PA, and a 60-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mr. King is survived by his beloved wife, Loretta Gnipp King; daughter, Lynda (Jerry) Platt, Aiken; son, Jim (Elaine) King, Aiken; eight step children, three grandchildren; 13 step grandchildren; four great grandsons. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Winifred Trible King. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Lydia Project, Inc., 2501 McDowell Street, Augusta, GA 30904, or the Aiken Heart Association, 1003 Hammond Rd., Aiken, SC 29803. Mr. King's online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc. 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James Norman King, please visit our flower store.