Evelyn Jean King

1921 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Evelyn Jean King
  Born	25 Feb 1921	Ford County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Dec 2015	Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Yearsley Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I349850	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Andrew James King,   b. 6 Sep 1881, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1950, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Clara M. Russell,   b. 17 Aug 1882, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1973, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F117090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Richard Marriott,   b. 15 Mar 1917, Champaign County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 2008, Champaign County, Illinois, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1939
  Children	1. Jacqueline Marriott   2. David Marriott   3. Joseph Marriott   4. Debra Marriott   5. Jeffrey Marriott
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F117098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Evelyn Jean King Marriott Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Feb. 25, 1921 Ford County Illinois, USA Death: Dec. 25, 2015 Urbana Champaign County Illinois, USA Evelyn Jean Marriott, 94, of Urbana died at 10 a.m. Friday (Dec. 25, 2015) at home. She was born on Feb. 25, 1921 on a farm between Paxton and Loda. She was the next-to-youngest of nine children born to Andrew Jackson and Clara Russell King. She married David Richard Marriott on Dec. 17, 1939. They farmed in the townships of Somer and Stanton all their married life, except for a short time in Indiana. Surviving are five children, Jacqueline (Phil) Nigg, David (Ann) Marriott, Joseph (Jane) Marriott, Debra (David) Knight and Jeffre (Dodie) Marriott; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brothers, Ray, Maurice, Lester, Robert and John King; her sisters, Helen Danseizer, Mildred Stevens and Eva King and one grandchild, Randell Nigg. Besides Evelyn helping her husband farm and raising five children, she worked out of the home in later years at Follett's Book Store on the campus of the University of Illinois. After that, she worked at the Agronomy Department at the UI, from which she retired in 1986. Evelyn also served as a Democrat election judge in Somer and Stanton townships for many years. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Urbana, the Neighborhood Social Club, and at one time served as officer of the Urbana Football Parents Association. Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 27, 2015 Family links: Parents: Andrew James King (1881 - 1950) Clara M. Russell King (1882 - 1973) Spouse: David Richard Marriott (1917 - 2008) Siblings: Iva Lou King (____ - 1923)* Raymond Russell King (1906 - 1989)* George Lester King (1908 - 1918)* Maurice C King (1910 - 1998)* Helen Elizabeth King Danzeiser (1912 - 1988)* Robert H King (1913 - 1997)* Mildred Madeline King Stevens (1916 - 2006)* John Lloyd King (1918 - 1991)* Evelyn Jean King Marriott (1921 - 2015) *Calculated relationship Burial: Yearsley Cemetery Urbana Champaign County Illinois, USA Created by: Bob & Nancy Cannon Record added: Dec 27, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 156405179