A Celebration of Life for Kathy King, age 63 of Knoxville will be held on Thursday, August 28 at 3:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Knoxville or Melcher-Dallas Dollars for Scholars. Bybee & Davis Funeral Home is handling arrangements and online condolences may be left at BertrandFuneralHomes.com.
Kathy was an art teacher for Melcher-Dallas schools prior to retirement. She is survived by her mother, Betty; sister, Vicki; brothers: David (Kim), Kevin (Becky) and Kyle; five nieces: Traci (Dave) Hobbs, April (Mike) Kerns, Lindsay (Chad) Wright, Abby King (fiancé Thomas) and Ceara King and her nephew, Tyler King.


Kathy Ilene King was born June 30, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wilden Hospital, the daughter of E. Dale King and Betty M. (Wilson) King.
She started her journey at two weeks as she joined her parents on the combine crew to harvest wheat in Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota. Kathy attended North Lincoln and Craven schools in Warren County until the country schools were closed and then attended Indianola Community Schools. Her family eventually moved to the Milo area and Kathy graduated from SE Warren in 1969. She then attended John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, graduating in 1973 with a B.A. in Art Education. It was under the instruction of her professor, Ella Mae Mason, when Kathy realized she enjoyed teaching young people to appreciate art in their lives. Kathy’s teaching career started at the R-6 school in Ladonia, Missouri, where she taught for 3 years. She then returned to Iowa and taught at Westfield for 2 years before taking a job with the Melcher-Dallas Schools. She retired in 2010 after 34 years of educating young people about the beauty of art.
Kathy passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at the age of 63 years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Dale and her grandparents, Ben and Edna King and Bruce and Anna Wilson.
Those left to honor Kathy’s memory include her mother, Betty; sister, Vicki; brothers: David (Kim), Kevin (Becky) and Kyle; five nieces: Traci (Dave) Hobbs, April (Mike) Kerns, Lindsay (Chad) Wright, Abby King (fiancé Thomas Crewse) and Ceara King; nephew, Tyler King and many other family members and friends.

Celebration of Life Service
First United Methodist Church – Knoxville, Iowa
Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Pastor Brent Hanna, officiating

Musical Selections
Geoff Shultz, accompanist
Craig Wright & Mary Lynn Keeney, Hammered Dulcimer - “Land of Rest”
“There Will Be A Day” – Jeremy Camp
“Come to Jesus” – Chris Rice
“Remember Me” – Vicki King

Casket Bearers
David King Kevin King
Kyle King Mike Kerns
Steve Lash Tyler King
Dave Hobbs Chad Wright

Honorary Casket Bearers
Traci Hobbs April Kerns
Lindsay Wright Crystal Lash
Abby King Thomas Crewse
Ceara King

For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to the Knoxville or Melcher-Dallas Dollars for Scholars programs.

The family invites relatives and friends to the church basement for refreshments immediately following the Celebration of Life Service.