Kent Addison King

1947 - 2022  (74 years)

• Name	Kent Addison King
  Birth	26 Aug 1947	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jul 2022	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Burial	Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Notes	KEARNEY - Kent Addison King, 74, of Kearney, fianc?', father, and grandfather, died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at his home after a brief battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Rick Carlson officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Kearney Cemetery with military honors graveside. Kent was born in Kearney on Aug. 26, 1947, to Keith A and Betty S (Sitz) King. He grew up in Kearney, the oldest of five children. He was active in 4H as a child, and that love of animals continued throughout his life. Kent was also active in sports, especially cross country and wrestling. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1965, then attended college at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Kent served in the Army during the Vietnam War, where he was stationed in Germany and traveled all over Europe with his parents when they visited. Kent married Deborah A Black in 1972, and had two daughters. The couple later divorced. He received an honorable discharge from the army in 1975 and finished his degree in accounting at Kearney State College, graduating in 1978. In 1979, he earned his CPA and worked in Broken Bow, NE. Kent moved back to Kearney in 1981 where he worked at Grower's Ag Service as an accountant. He spent many weekends at Harlan Lake on the boat trying (and failing) to teach his daughters how to fish. In 1998, Kent started his over-the-road trucking business, Platte Valley Express, which he operated until his retirement in 2021. He enjoyed golf, folk music, and classic rock; he would share his love of music by asking what artist was playing if he thought the song was worth knowing. You could always count on Kent to be watching football; the Huskers were his favorite team, of course. Sunday afternoons were for watching NASCAR races or Gunsmoke reruns with Susan. Kent was a long-time member of the American Legion, Eagles, and Elks. He always wore Levi jeans and a button-up shirt with cowboy boots and loved hearing about his grandkids' many activities. Survivors include his daughters Rebecca (Steve) Lush of Kearney and Kristina (Jason) Singleterry of Ogallala; his fianc? Susan Simmons of Kearney; brothers, Doug (Rhonda) King and James (Brenda) King of Kearney; sisters, Denise (David) Capek of Lincoln and Kerry (Robert) Broz of Bullhead City, Arizona; 6 grandchildren, Kaylie, Madison, and Gavin Lush of Kearney and Colton King, Devin and Breanna Singleterry of Ogallala; and numerous nieces and nephews. Kent was preceded in death by his parents. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I47984	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Keith Addison King,   b. 12 Mar 1922, Nebraska d. 17 Jul 2000, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Betty Louise Sitz,   b. 7 Jan 1923, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska d. 6 Jul 2020, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1946	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Family ID	F14401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Aug 1947 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska Death - 23 Jul 2022 - Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth