William Lincoln King

   Cause of his death was suicide.

  General Notes:

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William L. King, 63, a former Mound City resident, died Monday afternoon at his home in Wheeling, Mo. He was a retired construction worker.
Services were conducted by the Rev. Burt Burrman at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, in the Heaton-Bowman Mortuary, 319 So. 10th St., St. Joseph. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. King resided in St. Joseph 16 years before moving to Wheeling two months ago. He was a native of Seneca, Mo., a member of the Hart Baptist Church there, and of the Eagles Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, the former Pauline Fries, of the home; three sons, William L. King, Wheeling, Robert L. King, Menden, Ill., and Richard E. King, Satellite Beach, Fla.; one daughters, Mrs. Wilma Wardlow, Maitland, MO.; one brother, Clyde King, and one sisters, Mrs. Nathan Wilson, both of Seneca; and 16 grandchildren.
Source: Mound City News-Independent, Thursday, July 31, 1969, Page 1.

  Medical Notes:

He was said to be "mentally ill"

William married Pauline Maude Fries, daughter of Henry Michael Fries and Anna Belle Long. (Pauline Maude Fries was born on 13 Jul 1902, died in 1990 and was buried in Saint Joseph Memorial Park Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.)