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John Thomas King
John Thomas King Jr., 57, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 7, 2019. He was born on Sept. 18, 1962, to John Thomas Sr., and Mary Jo (Carmichael) King in Sentinel.
John grew up and attended school in Sentinel, graduating from Sentinel High School in 1980. He met the love of his life Terri Palmer and they married on April 18, 1985, in Vernon, Texas. He had three daughters; Katrina, Jamie, and Whitney.
John was a hard worker. He spent his working life farming. He also worked for Sentinel Western Producers Co-op presently, Wootton New Holland in earlier years. He was also a volunteer fireman and drove Tanker 5. He felt it was an honor and privilege to serve on the fire department.
John was a member of the United Methodist Church. He loved serving his Lord and singing in the choir. In his spare time he liked to fish and watch old TV shows like Gunsmoke and Bonanza. But more than anything he loved being with his wife, daughters and granddaughters. He even loved the granddogs. John will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his wife Terri King of Sentinel; daughters Katrina King of Weatherford, Jamie Mc-Daugale of Retrop, and Whitney King of Sentinel; granddaughters Genysis King of Weatherford and Kaisyn McDaugale of Rocky; granddogs Skittles, Delilah, Fathead, and Letty; sisters Nancy Robinson and husband Ronnie of Fort Smith, Ark., and Kristi Fender and husband Mark of Merritt; numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Sentinel Fire Department.
A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Sentinel.