Ann Hamby King

Ann Lowell Hamby King passed away on February 17, 2017. Resident of Westminster Village in Clarksville, Indiana, Ann was a longtime resident of Beaumont, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Annie and Woodie Hamby; brother, Winston Hamby; and her husband of fifty-eight years, Sidney Allen King, Sr. Survivors include daughter, Karen King (spouse Carolyn Forsyth) of Michigan; son, Sidney King (spouse Evelyn Loehrlein) of Indiana; grandsons, John, Mike, and Jerry Davenport; and other family.

Ann was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 21, 1932. She graduated from South Park High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian University, and a master's degree from Lamar University. For many years, she was a beloved first grade teacher in the public schools and Christian Schools of Beaumont. She and her husband were longtime members of Ridgewood Church of Christ in Beaumont and she was a member of the Charlestown Road Church of Christ in New Albany.

The family wishes to thank the staffs of Baptist Health Floyd and Lincoln Hills Health Center for their sensitive care.

A memorial service and concert will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Westminster Village in Clarksville, Indiana. Burial will be at a later date at Forest Lawn Park in Beaumont, Texas.

A music scholarship in Ann's memory is being established for double bass students in the School of Music at the University of Louisville. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Ann King Memorial Fund, School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292.

Online condolences may be made to www.kraftfs.com