VIRGINIA KNAPPLE KING
Funeral services for Virginia Knapple King, 76, of Lexington will be held Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Lexington with Rev. Todd Karges officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999, from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Reynolds Love Chapel in Lexington.
Virginia died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
She was born Feb. 6, 1923 in Lexington to Fred and Leota Beardslee Knapple. Her elementary education of eight years was at District 42, Gosper County. Virginia graduated from Lexington High School in 1940. After attending Kearney State Teacher's College for two years, she taught school in Holbrook for two years, then Teton, Washington, going to Central City after that.
Virginia married James B. King on Feb. 6, 1946, at Lexington. She then taught in Richmond, Calif., for two years. She went back to college and graduated in 1965 with her teaching degree. Virginia taught for 45 years. Virginia loved teaching and had many wonderful memories of her teaching years.
She directed the Methodist Church Youth Choir for many years, including the boys' choir. She was past president of the Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher's Honorary, the Alpha Delta Kappa chapter and other state offices for teacher honorary members. She was involved in 4-H and Girl Scouts.
She was a 50-plus years member of the United Methodist Church, a life member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Kiwanis, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the FVW and the Mercury Club. Virginia loved to travel and she visited Europe, Australia, Canada and Mexico.
Survivors include: two daughters, Virjean and Ed Foster of Gothenburg and Michele and Richard Goehring of Lexington; brother, Glenn and Paula Knapple of Lexington; sister, Lois and Duane Birt of York; six grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband, James in 1993; and son, James Richard in 1963.
Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church or the Lexington School Foundation.