Paul M. King, age 79, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at his home. He was born February 22, 1934, in Noble County, son of the late Robert R. and Minnie B. Bates King. He was a 1953 graduate of Summerfield High School, and he was a 1955 graduate of Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan, where he studied Bible and psychology. He was a lifelong farmer, having owned a cattle and dairy operation for many years. He retired after 28 years from Secure Test in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where he was employed as a security guard for the former Mahle Plant in Caldwell. He was Methodist by faith. Mr. King was a member of the Carlisle Grange and the East Union Coffee Club, and he received a fifty year award from Farm Credit Services. He enjoyed working on lawn mowers in his spare time. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two grandsons, Joseph Q. King in 2004, and Steven M. King in 2005; four sisters, Freda Wharton, Lela Fogle, Glenna Glasgow and Mary Lou Zents; and three brothers Harold King, Carl King, and Gene King. Surviving are his wife Rosa B. Clark King, whom he married July 4, 1956; three sons, Roy Lee (Naomi) King of Caldwell, Eldon Paul King of the home, and Joseph Zedrick (Margaret) King of Sarahsville; one daughter, Bonnie Mae Cooper (fiancé, Stephen Flynn) of Zanesville; two brothers, Ancil (Betty) King of McConnelsville and Arthur (Alice) King of Eaton; six grandchildren, Jessica (Kyle) McAlarney, Kyla King, Alicia King, Bradley Cooper, Emily Cooper, and Holly Cooper; three step-grandchildren, Billy, Andy and Sarah Hickman; ten great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call Sunday, May 5, 2013, from 2-4 and 6-8PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, where the funeral service will be observed Monday, May 6, 2013, at 11AM with Pastor Jimmy Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Olive Cemetery.
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