King

Dennis C. King, 76, of Richland Township, a former Hampton High School teac-her, died Monday.

He began his teaching career in Chicora and Karns City and went on to teach at Hampton High School until he retired in 1985. He then joined his family business of drilling for and producing crude oil.

Mr. King was a Korean War veteran.

He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and the Retired Teachers Association.

He enjoyed golfing, pitching horseshoes and reading.

Surviving are his wife, Martha, a former Pine-Richland High School teacher; a brother, Dean King and his wife, Ellen; his sisters-in-law, Fay and Helen Murphy; stepsisters and stepbrothers, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Pete King, and his wife, Barbara.

<B>KING </B>— Friends of Dennis C. King, who died Monday, Sept. 4, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday at the <B>Herbert R. King Jr. Funeral Home</B>, Route 8 at 2841 Woodland Circle, Hampton Township. Burial, with military honors, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the North Washington Union Cemetery. A wake luncheon will follow at the at North Washington Fire Department Social Hall.Information also is available at www.kingfuneralhome.com.