Bessie King Gilliland Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bessie King Gilliland of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 97, on July 16, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Bessie King Gilliland or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Chester Munkres and Cora Munkres of Kansas; her husband Basil King of Kansas; her former husband Dr. Jim Gilliland of Kansas; her siblings, Gladys Steele of California and George Munkres of Kansas; her half-brother Charlie Matson of California; and her son Bill King of Hodgenville, KY..
She is survived by: her children, Benjamin King (Susan) of Council Grove, Kansas and Becky Smith of Shawnee, Kansas; her daughter-in-law Roxann King of Hodgenville, Kentucky; her grandchildren, Dulcinea Rakestraw (Dallas), Jake King (Lori), Amanda Sullivan (Jeff), Lucas Smith (Crystal), Mitchell Smith (Zola), Kate Boley (Spencer), Caleb King (Carrie) and Kyle King (Cecilia); and her great grandchildren, Thatcher, Brynn, Emerson, Nicholas, Dayton, Jared, Owen, Marcus, Anastasiya, Addison, Leyton, Maddox, Hudson, Caroline, Savannah and Nova.
