Jo An King

A memorial service for Mrs. Jo An King will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at the chapel of St. John's United Methodist Church, Aiken. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. S.W., Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to YMCA Camp Greenville, 601 E. McEbee St., Greenville, SC 29601.

Mrs. King, 76, of Aiken, entered into eternal rest on March 26, 2010, at her residence. A daughter of the late Charles and Mary Swope, she was born on Dec. 25, 1933, in Pursglove, W.Va., and had lived in Morgantown, W.Va., before moving to Aiken 50 years ago.

Mrs. King graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in medical technology and before retiring in the mid-1970s, had been the head of the clinical laboratory at the former Aiken County Hospital. Mrs. King was a stained-glass artist and owner of Glass Images by Jo An King. She created stained-glass windows for Trinity United Methodist Church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lighthouse Baptist Church, St. Mary Help of Christians School, the Aiken Community Playhouse and numerous private homes in and around Aiken.

Mrs. King is survived by her husband, Franklin King, of Aiken; a daughter, Mary King Gregory of Aiken; a son, Charles Gregory King of Whitwell, Tenn.; and three grandchildren, William Samuel Gregory, Lane Michelle Gregory Hanks (Vincent) and Michael Jonathon Gregory King.

Expressions of sympathy for the King family may be left at www.georgefuneralhomes.com.