Hilda Ruth King

1920 - 2018

Hilda Ruth King obituary, 1920-2018, Houston, TX

BORN

1920

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Brookside Funeral Home - Champions

3410 Cypress Creek Parkway

Houston, Texas

Hilda King Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 5, 2018.

Hilda Ruth King, 97 years old, passed away in Houston, Texas on January 3, 2018.She was born
July 11,1920 in Pomeroy, Washington, the daughter of Fred & Margaret Hungate.

She graduated from St. Ignatius Nursing School in 1940. She pursued her nursing career until her retirement in the 1970s when she took up residence for ten years in St. Thomas. She moved back to the States in 1987. She has always loved the beauty of nature whether it be flowers, animals, mountains or just the shapes of the clouds. In her later years she became an accomplished artist, painting mostly flowers and landscapes.

She was predeceased by her father, Fred W. Hungate; mother, Margaret Branson and sister, Margaret Hungate.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Don and Melissa White of Tomball, Texas; grandchildren Kim and Russ Keith, Lewisville, Texas; Chris and Tracie White, The Woodlands, Texas; Courtney White, Vail, Colorado; and great grandchildren Cooper White, Reagan White, Kristi Krick and Russell Keith.

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January 11, 2018

Diane and Joe Roberts

Dear Don and Melissa, You may not remember us, but we were the couple who met you at one of the dinners held at Willowbrook RRC. We family members were all seated at the same table in the small room adjacent to the residents' dining room. My parents, the Matlocks, still reside at the same residence. My father lived on the left side, far end of your mother's hallway before they both transferred to skilled nursing in July. He used a walker and had silver hair. Your mother was such a sweet, kind, and gentle soul. How you described her in her tribute was so interesting, and exactly as I would have imagined her to be. I only wish I had gotten to know her better, other than a hello in the hallway. She lived a good, full life. You should be proud of her and yourselves. Children have a lot to do with their parents' longevity if they get to be the ages our parents accomplished. I extend my deepest condolences, because it is hard to go through with this, no matter when it happens. May peace and good memories be with you.

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