Mr. Robert Allan King, age 79, of Sandersville died at his residence. A memorial service for Mr. King will be held at a day and time to be announced later.
Mr. King was born on August 3, 1940 in Ft Pierce, Florida. He was the son of the late J. Elvin King and the late Ruby Helen Braswell King. Allan attended public schools until 1958, and intermittently attended college until completing a baccalaureate degree in 1976 with Florida Atlantic University. Allan also attended courses in other colleges including Stetson University and the University of Florida. Among his studies and endeavors he pursued his talents in Visual Arts and the Piano. After the death of his mother, Allan moved to Sandersville, a small town he loved.
In Ft. Pierce, Allan was an active member of the First Christian Church and served on the church board. During his years in Ft. Pierce he worked at his parent’s grocery store, King’s Corner Grocery, until it was sold. He also worked in window design for J.C. Penny Co., taught school, and being a history buff, worked for years at the St. Lucy County Historical Museum.
Allan is survived by several cousins as well as other relatives and friends in the Sandersville area.
May and Smith Funeral Directors in Sandersville is in charge of the arrangements