Norman S. King
LIVERMORE FALLS – Norman S. King, 97, a resident of Livermore Falls passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 5, 1924, in Berlin, N.H., the son of Bert and Mary (Stenburg) King.
He was raised and attended school in Jay. Norman proudly enlisted in the U.S. Army on Dec. 8, 1942 and served as tank driver in the 777th Tank Battalion. He helped to liberate occupied France and onto Leipzig. He served bravely through the end of the war.
Prior to going overseas, he was stationed in Fort Knox in Kentucky where he met the love of his life, Mary Ellen Chambers. They were married on Dec. 22, 1945, in Louisville Ky. They enjoyed 76 years of marriage before his passing.
Norman worked for International Paper for 44 years before retiring in December of 1983. Known as the “King of the Wood Room” he was a supervisor in the wood yard, wood room, and in ground wood.
He was a member of the Quarter Century Club at International Paper, a lifetime member of the VFW and a member of the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls. He and Mary enjoyed 29 winters in Florida after his retirement. He was an avid golfer and he and Mary loved music and dancing.
He is survived by his wife, Mary King of Livermore Falls; daughter, Kay King Watson and husband Mike of Jay; three grandchildren, Mary Beeaker of Portland, Alison Ginsberg and husband David of Cumberland, William “Billy” Beeaker and wife Amy Kelley of Monson; and two
great-grandchildren, Simon Beeaker and Leonard Norman Ginsberg. He was predeceased by his parents; and his siblings Fred, Bill, Delma, Hazel, Evelyn, and Norma.
Messages of condolence may be sent to: http://www.finleyfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls, 25 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church Street, Livermore Falls. Interment with Full Military Honors will be held in the spring at Pleasant View Cemetery, 51 Fayette Rd., Livermore Falls.