Bessie Elizabeth Walker King, age 91 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away
Sunday, June 30, 2024. Born in Fairfield, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the
late Audry Walker and Elizabeth Chilton Walker. Mrs. King was also preceded in
death by her husband of 71 years, H Carlyle King, sisters, Vera Lee Walker
Drinnon, Sara Walker Rose, Rebecca Walker Swing, Mary Louise Walker, and
Lavye Walker Fann, brothers, John Audry Walker and Joe Boyd Walker.
Mrs. King is survived by her sons, Roger King and his wife Sandra and Rodney
King and his wife Sandy; grandchildren, Alice Dumm and her husband David,
Roger Lynn King, Jr., Ruth Anne Estes and her husband David, Karen Matlock and
her husband Jamie, Lance King and wife Susie, and Travis King and wife Melody;
nine great grandchildren; sisters, Jennie Bomar and Elaine Overall.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 5, 2024, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel from
11:00am until the time of funeral services beginning at 1:00pm with Minister Jeff
Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with family
serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be granddaughters and great-
granddaughters.
Mrs. King was a member of Kingwood Church of Christ and a retired salesclerk.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Kingwood Church of Christ
Truth for Today Missions Fund and an online guestbook for the King family is
available at www.woodfinchapel.com.
