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Dr. Charles R. King
Dr. Charles Ross King, died peacefully on Feb. 3, 2022, at the age of 96 in Chandler, Arizona. His wife of 73 years, Frances Pamela King, and their son, Charles Conrad King, were by his side. Charles was born Aug. 22, 1925, in Nevada, Iowa, the son of Carl Russell King and Sarah Dorothy Mills.
He was the patriarch of an extensive family, including four children — Deborah King Foerstner (husband, Jim), Carter Ross King, Charles Conrad King (wife, Angie), and Corbin Kent King (wife, Beth); 11 grandchildren, Michaela, Kelly, Thornton, Ben, Cory, Charlie, Tiffany, Alexis, Caroline, Audrey, and Corbin; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Charles grew up in Anderson, Indiana, and graduated from Anderson High School. After graduating he attended Butler University for one semester before enlisting in the Army in World War II. He embarked to the Pacific Theatre from San Francisco and was stationed with the Pac Artillery in the China-Burma-India (CBI)Theater. His unit, the MARS task force, was designated the special assignment of reopening the Burma road through the Himalayas. The unit was in combat for 2 1/2 years, fighting with outdated cannons from WWI.
After the war, he took advantage of the GI Bill and enrolled at Indiana University. At IU he met, and later married, Frances Pamela Carter from Montgomery, Alabama. He received his BA in Business in 2 1/2 years and went on to work for the state of Indiana.
At the age of 32, he decided that he wanted to become a physician, and after two years of premed night classes he was accepted to IU Medical School.
Upon graduating from medical school, he returned to Anderson, Indiana, and started his general practice in 1965. In June of 1969, he was awarded a Charter Fellow membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians as one of the first 200 Family Practitioners in the United States. Dr. King helped set up and establish the Cardiac Intensive Care Units at two Anderson hospitals, St. John's Hospital and Community Hospital. He served on the Board of Trustees of both.
After 30+ years of taking care of multiple generations of families, he retired at the age of 70.
Dr. King was a devoted citizen of Anderson and was very active in the community that he loved. He was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church, served 50 years on the Anderson Board of Health and 31 years on the Board at STAR Financial Bank. In 2002, the Governor of Indiana presented Dr. King with the "Sagamore of the Wabash" Award, one of the highest awards presented to a citizen of the state.
Preceding Dr. King in death were his parents, Carl and Dorothy; and his eldest son, Carter.
Dr. King will a have military funeral in Anderson.
Published on February 8, 2022
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