OLD LYME — Marion Doris Pidcock King “Doris” of Old Lyme passed away peacefully at her son’s home Jan. 25, 2023 …
Doris grew up in Madisonville, Ky., which is where she met the love of her life, George Franklin King of Old Lyme. George was a professional baseball player. They married Nov. 29, 1946, moving to Old Lyme permanently in 1953, where George’s family had lived for 7 generations.
… Doris was a member of the Lymes’ Senior Center, the Ladies Benevolent Society, and the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. She greatly looked forward to working at the White Elephant Sale each summer …
She is survived by her four children, Raymond Scott King and his wife, Coralie of The Villages, Fla., John T. King and his wife, Joanne of Lebanon, N.H., JoAnn Wright and her husband, Charles of Old Lyme, and Andrew G. King and his wife, Kathleen of Old Lyme; ten grandchildren, Catherine, Jessica, Jeff, Emily, Jenny, Meredith, Ryan, John, Jake, and Sam; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. A reception will take place immediately following at the church hall …
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