Frances C. (Pudge) King

Frances C. (Pudge) King, age 91 of Hastings, died Sunday August 24, 2008 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Mrs. King was born January 11, 1917 in Crystal Falls, Michigan , the daughter of George and Margaret (Ardis) Jolliffe. She graduated from High School in Wakefield, Michigan and received her BA degree from Western Michigan University. Mrs. King married Robert C. King May 31, 1941. She taught school in Ironwood and Pontiac, and for 25 years she taught at the Hastings Public Schools mostly the 4th graders. She touched the lives of many of the youth in Hastings, not only through her teaching but in the 35 years she assisted her husband at the YMCA Camp Algonquin. Mrs. King enjoyed gardening, traveling, walking the beaches in Florida and in her younger years playing tennis where she won many championships. Mrs. King is survived by her husband of 67 yrs., Robert C. King of Hastings, one daughter, Sally (Ronald) Moinette of Englewood, Florida, her two sons, Thomas (Carol) King of Lawrencebirg, Indiana, James (Susan) King of Hastings, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, three sisters, Helen Roberts of Iron Mountain, Ruth Michaelis of Ann Arbor, Ethel Grill of Omaha, Nebraska, and several neices and nephews. Friends can meet with the family on Tuesday September 2, 2008 from 6-8pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday September 3, 2008 at 11:00am at the Hastings First Presbyterian Church, Pastor Jeff Garrison and Pastor Willard Curtis will officiate. Memorials can be made to the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation, Barry Community Fund/YMCA Campers, or the First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings . You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).