Arlene Ruth King

A graveside service for Arlene Ruth King will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 18, 2013 at Moorcroft Cemetery followed at 1:00 p.m. by a memorial service at Newcastle Assembly of God Church with Reverend Norm Brotzman officiating.Arlene Ruth King, age 91, of Newcastle, WY passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette, WY after a tough battle with illness.Arlene was born August 28, 1922 in Moorcroft, Wyoming, the daughter of Charles Harris and Mable Della (Martin) Barritt. Arlene married Lee King on August 29, 1938 in Custer, South Dakota. Together the couple raised one son and five daughters. Arlene and Lee celebrated fifty one years of marriage before Lee's passing in 1990. In 1991 Arlene moved to Puyallup, WA to care for her mother. After her mother passed away in 1994, Arlene returned to Newcastle, WY and made it her home.Arlene enjoyed collecting salt and pepper shakers and had accumulated quite a few over the years. She also did lots of handwork including crocheting and embroidery. She especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Arlene was a member of the Newcastle Assembly of God Church where she served faithfully for many years.Arlene is survived by her older sister Wilma Grogan and sister in-law Marry Barritt both of Washington State; daughters Della Noldner of Gillette, WY; Jalene Huckins, Teresa King, and daughter in-law Beverly King all of Newcastle, WY; as well as by eighteen grandchildren and thirty seven great-grandchildren and twenty great-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband Lee King and by her parents, her sister: Thelma King brothers: Marvin Barritt and Sonny Marshall; son: Eldon King; daughters: Nancy Stanton Arp, and Leona Cole; and by in-laws Bucky Stanton and John Cole.Memorials and condolences may be sent in Arlene's name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.Funeral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716