Obituary: Philip King

Funeral services for Philip King, 58, of Athens are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cross Roads First Baptist Church with Luke King officiating. Internment will follow at Post Oak Cemetery near Malakoff.

Philip King passed away on November 20, 2018 in Tyler.

Philip Blake King was born December 27, 1959 in Dallas, Texas the son of Edgar Durwood King and Mary Geneva Prather King. He was a member of the Aley Family Worship Center in Seven Points and was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping hogs. He worked for the Wal Mart Distribution Center in Palestine, Scan Drill Inc in Tyler and Rail One in Cayuga. “Pork Chop” adored his grandkids and loved being at all of their activities. He had a great sense of humor and was a wonderful father, a loyal son and brother, and a very proud grandpa.

Philip is preceded by his father Durwood King and one grandson, Riley Noah.

He is survived by his mother Geneva King; four children, Luke King and wife Jenny of Columbus, Ohio, Heath King and wife Brandy of Palestine, Candace King and Devin Perkins of Athens, Blake King of Gun Barrell City; four siblings, Patricia Arthus and husband Gary of Cross Roads, Terrie Berry of Wimberly, Darrell King and wife Jana of Palestine, Janey Lasley and husband Brian of Midland; nine grandchildren, Jordan January, Londyn King, Robby Oden, Ramsey Oden, Graham Story, Jayden King, Jazmyne King, Jaxlyn King, Antonio Moreno; three great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held prior to the service from 2-3 p.m., Saturday November 24, 2018 at Cross Roads First Baptist Church.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home family.

You may light a candle or write condolences to the family at www.hannigansmith.com

Henderson County’s 2018 Tax Statements incorrect

The 2018 Henderson County tax statements were mailed out with incorrect information, according to the Tax Office and will need  to be done again being more careful at the tax preparation process.

“It is with deep regret this error was made,” said Tax Assessor-Collector Peggy Goodall. “Our staff is very diligent when verifying this information. However, as you are aware, even then, human error sometimes prevails.”

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District Attorney’s Office prosecutes theft cases

Press release

October and November were busy months for the attorneys at Philip Kim Law firm, prosecuting multiple defendants for theft-related offenses.

Myles Christopher Gray was found guilty by a jury on nine separate counts of burglary of a building in Judge Scott McKee’s 392nd District Court on October 22. He received the maximum sentence of 10 years on two of the counts and two years on the other seven, all to run concurrently.

Gray, along with two co-defendants, burglarized nine storage units in Mabank in January of this year. They gained entry by cutting the locking mechanisms on the units where they stole various items from several of them, including car parts and a motorcycle.

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Don’t miss the Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning!

By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN

It’s time to get trotting!

The Hope Springs Water Turkey Trot is Thursday morning, Nov. 22, at the Cain Center in Athens. The race includes a 5K and a 1-mile walk.

The good news is you can register the morning of the race at 7 a.m. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. with walkers taking off at 8:05.

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