[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO MR. HYMAN KING OF BENTON, KENTUCKY

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2005

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a constituent 
and friend in my District, Mr. Hyman King of Benton, Kentucky. Mr. King 
was born on June 9, 1924, in Biggers, Arkansas and after traveling much 
of his youth, he settled in McKenzie, Tennessee to work in the family's 
wholesale grocery business. He served his country in the United States 
Navy during World War II and was stationed in North Africa, Europe, and 
aboard a troop transport ship.
  After World War II ended, Mr. King returned home to Tennessee to 
continue working for his uncle at their wholesale grocery business. In 
February of 1950, Mr. King and his brother Derril King opened their own 
grocery in Benton and later opened another store in Draffenville, 
Kentucky. The store was known as King Brother's Supermarket and is 
still in operation 55 years later. Mr. King's nephews, Ronnie and Ted 
King, operate the stores now and still maintain the work ethic that was 
taught to them by their father and uncle. The stores have prospered 
because they are an integral part of the community they served over the 
past half century. Mr. King's service to his country and his economic 
contributions through the establishment of his successful business, 
make him a person of integrity and a respected citizen in his 
community.

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