Dewey Lee King

Abingdon, VA – Dewey Lee King, age 74, passed on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home. Dewey was a member of Mt. Carmel Christian Church and devoted the last years of his life to providing musical services to many local churches. He loved to hunt, play numerous musical instruments, and collect various things. Dewey is preceded in death by his father, Earnest King, and brother, June King. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of 54 years, Betty Rosenbaum King; his mother, Pauline King of Abingdon, VA; daughters, Teresa Sweet of Bristol, VA and Debbie Shrewsbury and husband Eddie of Abingdon, VA; his beloved granddaughters, Ashley Sturgill and Heather Shrewsbury; great-granddaughter, Madison Odum; grandson and hunting buddy, Travis Shrewsbury; sister, Peggy Mink of Meadowview, VA; and brothers, Eugene King, Curtis King, and Bill King all of Abingdon, VA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Evangelist Mike McCoy officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Randy Reynolds, Teddy Helton, John Mann, Joe Roark, Jerry Rosenbaum, and Tyler Roark serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Casey, Luke Reynolds, Bob Reynolds, Fred Reynolds, and Clark Powers. Visitation with the family will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guest register. The King family is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, (276) 623-2700.