Obituary for Jesse Wilburn King

Graveside services for Jesse Wilburn King, of Lubbock were held Nov. 10 at Terry County Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Tom Lakey officiating. Burial was under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.

At peace with himself, his life and his relationship with his Lord, Jesse Wilburn King departed this life on Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2008. He was born on June 29, 1934, in Canyon Valley to Percy and Nina Jewel King. Jesse moved to Brownfield as a small child and attended Brownfield schools. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in the Korean War. He worked as a police officer.

Jesse is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers (A. H. "Slim" King and Bill King) and a sister (Dolores King).

He is survived by two sons, Tim King and his wife Angie of Lubbock and Bret King and his wife Kim of Abernathy, and five grandchildren.

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