Helen ‘Rose’ King passed away July 2, 2024. She was born in Jacksonville, AL on December 22, 1930 to Helen Rose and John F. Waters.
As a child, she moved to Texas with her mother and grandparents. In 1939 her mother married Robert ‘Bob’ Coonrod. In 1944 they moved to Corpus Christi where she met and married Roy J. King in 1946. They raised three sons and were active in Boy Scouts and Letter Carriers & Postal Supervisors associations. In 1986, at the request of Bishop Rene Gracida, they moved to Medina, TX to oversee the new Camp Corpus Christi. They were active members of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Altar Society.
Rose is preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Roy J. King; sons Jim and Ronnie King; her mother and step father Helen & Bob Coonrod; her brother Bob Coonrod, Jr.; her father John F. Waters; and daughter-in-law Mindy King.
She is survived by her son John King and wife, Kay; her sister-in-law Sally Coonrod; brothers David and Ervin Coonrod and their wives Theo and Kay; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews and many dear friends.
A memorial rosary and mass will be at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Bandera, TX. Please check Grimes Funeral Chapel website for schedule.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
