Sharon M. King

Sharon "Gumma" M. King

           Sharon "Gumma" M. King, age 81, of Dixon, died Thursday, April

 25, 2019 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon.

          Sharon was born March 6, 1938 in Sublette the daughter of Leon

 and Pearl (Beatty)Brooks.  She graduated from Glendora High School in

 Glendora, Calif. and later married Edwin E. "Tampa" King on December > 27, 1954 in Dixon.  He preceded her in death on August 31, 2013.

 Sharon was a homemaker and attended the First Christian Church in

 Dixon.

          Survivors include two daughters, Marleene

 (Rocky) Smith of Dixon and Natalie (Luis) Lopez of Tucson, Ariz; two

 sisters, Gwen Gallentine and Gloria (Larry) Contreras both of Dixon;

 one sister-in-law, Ellen Brooks of Naperville; three grandchildren,

 Adam Smith of Dixon, Alison

 (Todd) Asbury of Ft. Wayne, Ind. and Elyse (Steve) Nave of

 Prophetstown; two step grandchildren, Casey Lester of Rockford and

 Spring Lester of Sterling; four great grandchildren; several step

 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

          She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; one son,

 Edwin E. King, Jr.; and two brothers, L.

 Warren Brooks and James Brooks.

          Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 1,

 2019 at 11:00 AM at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon with Pastor

 Stan Rodabaugh officiating.

         A memorial has been established to the American Cancer

 Society.

        Online condolences may be sent to www.chapelhilldixon.com.

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