Mr. Michael King

Mr. Michael King

Mr. Michael James King, age 41, of the New Branch Community, died on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah after a battle with Covid. Mr. King was a native of Mt. Vernon, later moving to Lyons, and was a 1999 graduate of Toombs County High School. He worked with the Teamsters Union during outages at nuclear power facilities around the country. He began his truck-driving career with DOT Foods in Vidalia, and later became owner/operator of Kingpin Trucking. He was a member of Collins Full Gospel Church, where he faithfully played drums. His mother, Polly Beasley Nelms, precedes him in death. His family includes his wife, Jenny Strickland King, and 2 daughters, Maddie Bridges and Lily Bridges, all of New Branch; his father, Andrew Nelms of Collins; fur baby, Bosley King; longtime brothers, Anthony Gibbs, Jon Pitts, James Faircloth, and Jeremy Harvey; his motherin- law and father-in-law, Nancy and Rickey Corbitt of New Branch; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, with Pastor Rodney Gibbs officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Collins Full Gospel Church, P.O. Box 338, Collins, GA 30421.

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