William "Eddie" Edward King Jr.

LEICESTER - WILLIAM "EDDIE" EDWARD KING, JR., 52, OF 21 SHORT DIX CREEK RD. DIED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. KING WAS A NATIVE OF McDOWELL COUNTY AND HAD LIVED FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS THE SON OF STELLA WALKER KING OF ASHEVILLE AND THE LATE WILLIAM EDWARD KING, SR. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO HIS MOTHER ARE HIS WIFE, PATSY PAT ANN THOMAS KING OF THE HOME; SONS DAVID WAYNE KING AND GLENN EDWARD KING BOTH OF ASHEVILLE, AND BUDDY THOMAS OF LEICESTER; DAUGHTERS, DONNA KING BURROWS AND HUSBAND BROOKS OF ASHEVILLE, TERRI KING SCRUGGS AND HUSBAND NATHAN OF MARS HILL, AND PATTY RENAE STAFFORD AND HUSBAND RON OF GREEN MTN., NC; SISTER, THERESA CABLE AND HUSBAND BILL OF ASHEVILLE; BROTHER, LOYD KING AND WIFE TINA OF ASHEVILLE; 6 GRANDCHILDREN, BRITTNEY McABEE, ASHLEY KING, McKENZIE KING, JACLYN BURROWS, DAKOTA STAFFORD, AND AMANDA RASH; NEPHEW, TONY KING. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY IN THE ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REVS. GARRY ROGERS AND GERALD SPRINKLE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN GREEN HILLS CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. TO SIGN THE REGISTER ON-LINE GO TO THE FUNERAL SCHEDULE AT www.andersrice.com.