John Rufus King

Mr. John Rufus King, 98, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at his home in Kannapolis.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, May 1, 2023, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jason Barber and Rev. Robert Davis will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 pm Monday at Lady's Funeral Home.

John was born November 1, 1924 in Waxhaw, NC. He was a son of the late J. Heath King and Loma Therrell King. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps having served in World War II. He served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre and saw enemy action in the Marshall Islands. After the war, he worked in commercial construction as a superintendent. He attended Memorial Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen Adalyn Miller King in 2015; sister, Irene McCarter; and three brothers, Jerry, Thomas and Claude King.

John is survived by two daughters, Rickie Chappell and Beverly Leach and husband Wade, Jr., all of Charlotte; sister, Helen Sherer of Rock Hill, SC; step-brother, Heath King of Clover, SC; two grandchildren, Wade Leach, III and Tammy Proctor; and one great grandchild, Rhys Proctor.

Memorials may be sent to Memorial Baptist Church, 1785 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC 28083.