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Johnny Lee King Jr.

Johnny King Obituary

King Jr., Johnny Lee of Riverdale, GA, formely of Chicago, IL, died Monday, September 10th. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, September 14th, at the Tara Gardens Funeral Home, 681 North Ave., Jonesboro, GA. Funeral services at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 15th, at Church of the Harvest International, 7086 Tara Blvd., Jonesboro, GA. Mr. King was born on February 26, 1949 and was a pharmacist at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA. He was a former member of New Friendship Baptist Church (Chicago), World Changers Church International (College Park, GA) and was a member of Church of the Harvest International in Jonesboro, GA. Survived by wife, Teresa Diane; son, Stephen Biko King; daughter, Leticia Joy Baker; mother, Orbin Laverne King; brother, Carl Dean King; two sisters, Valerie King and Shirley Allen; a special cousin, Rudy Jones and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from Sep. 13 to Sep. 15, 2001.

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