[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 71 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 IN RECOGNITION OF MR. TURNER KING, SR.

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                           HON. RONNIE SHOWS

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 17, 1999

  Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of Mr. Turner King, Sr., a member of New Hope Missionary 
Baptist Church in Southaven, Mississippi.
  Mr. King, now 84 years young, was born in Nesbit, Mississippi and 
married the late Mrs. Rennell Bridgforth King. Mr. King supplemented 
his farming income by becoming a self-taught tailor, and by so doing he 
and his wife were able to provide education for their seven children, a 
niece and a nephew.
  Della Mae King Sutton, a retired teacher, received her Bachelor's 
Degree from Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs. Turner 
King, Jr., now deceased, attended college for two years. Irene King 
McNeil, a teacher, earned her Bachelor's Degree at Mississippi Valley 
State University in Itta Bena. Earning their degrees at Rust College in 
Holly Springs include teachers Margaret King and Lerah Yvonne King 
Macklin, and Doris Ann King, who is in the banking business. Niece 
Marilyn Clarice Young White attended the University of Mississippi at 
Oxford for 3\1/2\ years and nephew Donald Ray Young graduated from 
Southaven High School.
  Mr. Speaker, through hard work and determination, Mr. and Mrs. Turner 
King raised a fine family that has contributed much to our state. 
Turner King, Sr. and the late Mrs. King are role models for us all. I 
am proud to share with my colleagues in Congress this tribute to Turner 
King and the entire King family.

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