KING, Richard Weems^[1]

1946 - 2012  (65 years)

• Name	KING, Richard Weems
  Birth	11 Feb 1946	Baltimore, MD   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Graduated from New Hanover High School and University North Carolina, Wilmington  [2]
  Obituary	From Wilmington Star News: RICHARD WEEMS KING Richard Weems King, 65, of Kinston, NC passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012. Born in Baltimore, Md on February 11, 1946, he was the son of Elizabeth Trapnell King and the late Lt. Col. William Joseph King. Dick spent his teenage years in Wilmington, graduating from New Hanover High School and UNC-W. He served his country as a staff sergeant in the US Air Force. Dick moved to Kinston where he taught school and later worked at Electrolux. He will be remembered as a kind man who was always ready and willing to help his friends, neighbors, and fellow workers. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter, Maria King Butler, husband Severin and grandsons Colin and Anderson of Florence, SC; sisters Betsy King Shi and husband, Steve, of Alto, Ga. and Ginger King Wells and husband, Bob, of Hampstead; brother James Trapnell King and wife, Laura, of Atlanta; and his special companion, Ann Harper, and her children.  [3]
  Occupation	Taught school and later worked at Electrolux  [4]
  Death	16 Jan 2012	Kinston, Lenoir, NC, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1038	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	KING, Lt. Col. William Joseph,   b. 27 Apr 1916, Annapolis, MD d. 2 Jan 1997, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States of America (Age 80 years)
  Mother	TRAPNELL, Elizabeth Sellman,   b. 5 Jun 1921, Baltimore, MD d. 2 Sep 2014, Wilmington, NC, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1944	Baltimore, MD   [1]
  		Elizabeth Sellman Trapnell - William J King Wedding Invitation 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trapnell III announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Sellman to Major William J. King United States Marine Corps Reserve on Friday the eighth of December nineteen hundred and forty four Church of the Redeemer Baltimore, Maryland
  Photos		William+Elizabeth+King From Elizabeth Sellman Trapnell Port City Daily obituary, 10 Sep 2014
  Documents		Elizabeth Sellman Trapnell - William J King Wedding Invitation 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trapnell III announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Sellman to Major William J. King United States Marine Corps Reserve on Friday the eighth of December nineteen hundred and forty four Church of the Redeemer Baltimore, Maryland
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	LUNA-GOMEZ, Maria Dolores,   b. 7 May 1945, Alcala de Guadai, Seville, Spain d. 18 Mar 1995, Kiinston, NC, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1969	Spain   [5, 6]
  Children	1. KING, Maria Manuela
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brenda
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F1507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Feb 1946 - Baltimore, MD Marriage - 15 Feb 1969 - Spain Death - 16 Jan 2012 - Kinston, Lenoir, NC, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Frederica Holmes Trapnell, Joseph Trapnell Descendants, (1964). [S611] Dick spent his teenage years in Wilmington, graduating from New Hanover High School and UNC-W. [S611] . [S611] Dick moved to Kinston where he taught school and later worked at Electrolux. [S302] Elizabeth Sellman King Shi, Updates to James Trapnell KING data, Richard Weems King is my older brother born on 2/11/1946. He -> married Maria de Luna b 5/7/1945 Spain d 3/18/1995 Kiinston, NC. [S305] Sally Trapnell Warthen Tree.