Gale Henry King

Published 10:20 am Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Gale Henry King, 86, of Green Creek, died Aug. 5, 2011 at 1:15 a.m. at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum.
Born in Oswego, N.Y., on Oct. 18, 1924, he was the son of Merald Henry King and Ina Salome King.
Gale was predeceased by a twin brother, Guy King, and two sisters, Dorothy and Betty.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Brend King; two sons, David King of Saluda and Bruce King of E. Syracuse, N.Y.; a daughter, Sharon Hamm of White House, Tenn.; two step-children, Albert Thayer of Tampa, Fla., and April MacLafferty of Ooltewah, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was also survived by a foster son, David King of Canton, Ohio.
Gale was a business troubleshooter for Xerox Corporation. He was also a reflexologist and received his massage license when he was 62 years old.
He was a member of the Tryon Seventh Day Adventist Church
Gale lived a very vibrant, active and happy life right up until he experienced a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. at Tryon Seventh Day Adventist Church on Hwy. 108 in Lynn.
In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the Worthy Student Fund, Tryon Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2820 Lynn Road, Lynn, N.C. 28750.