Thomas (Tom) Nathaniel King, Sr., 88, formerly of Radford, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem after a brief illness.
Tom was predeceased by his parents, the late Jack and Maude King of Pennington Gap, Lee County, Va., where he grew up; his beloved wife of 63 years, Elaine M. King; brothers Jack B. King and Roy M. Snead; a nephew, Roy M. (Spanky) Snead II; brothers-in-law Robert McKee, Gene McKee, Ralph McKee, and Richard Rahm; sisters-in-law Nora Lee Snead, Jimmie McKee, and Myrtle McKee; and a niece, Ann Rahm.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan King of Roanoke; a son, Nathaniel King of Charleston, S.C., and a daughter, Lillian King of Radford; sisters-in-law Lonette King of Bristol, Va., Louise Rahm of Atlanta, Shirley Budlong (Don) of Richmond, and Sarah McKee of Kingsport, Tenn.; and a host of beloved nieces and nephews.
A US Army veteran, Tom attended East Tennessee State University and graduated from Milligan University. He was employed 60 years by the Virginia Department of Health as an environmental health/soil scientist serving five counties; Buchanan, Montgomery, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, and Radford City. He attended and served Blacksburg First Church of God, Radford First Church of God, and Triedstone Christian Fellowship.
The family received friends on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Graveside services will be held in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin at a time that will be announced.
In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to Feeding Southwest Virginia in Salem or Our Daily Bread in Radford.
The King family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home and Crematory in Radford.
