Zena Mae King

Zena Mae (Graves) King, the only child of Dewey A. and Mae (Miller) Graves, was born December 10, 1926, in Macomb, Missouri. She went to her heavenly home on January 29, 2022, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri.
She was 95 years, 1 month, and 19 days of age.

Zena worked in the healthcare field for many years, in which 14 of those years were at Mansfield Hospital. She married Bert King in May of 1988.

Zena loved to cook and was known for her apple pies. She also enjoyed raising beautiful flowers. She enjoyed visiting with people and telling stories from days gone by. At the time of her passing she was still living in the house she was born in.

Zena loved going to church and was a member of Norwood Assembly of God Church in Norwood, Missouri. When she was no longer able to attend services she looked forward to the visits from the ladies of Norwood Assembly for Bible study and singing.

Zena was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Mae Graves, and her husband, Bert King.

She leaves behind a niece, Linda Hoover and her husband, Jake, of Mansfield, Missouri, a cousin, Sue Durden, and her husband, Phillip, of Norwood, Missouri, and many friends, neighbors, and former co-workers to mourn her passing. Zena will be truly missed by all those who knew and loved her.