Individual Details
Richard Joseph King
(12 Oct 1907 - 2 Nov 1995)
Richard Joseph King left home in his teens. His first job was a taxicab driver in Chicago, as he wanted to learn the
streets and business places. He hired a local boy for a fee to
ride with him. In no time he said, "A Person couldn't get me
lost." Next, he went to work for Hammond Times delivering papers, as he knew the names of streets, roads,
etc. An opportunity to go to work welding pipelines for
Oklahoma Contractors in Concordia, Kansas, came
and he took off for Oklahoma. Every spare moment he had,he would be fixing cars. He decided to return to Hammond and rented a garage on State Line Avenue in Hammond--he was in business for himself.
Richard Joseph King and Rita Anderson were married July IS, 1927, at Crown Point, Indiana. A daughter, Dixie Lyn King, was born at Calumet City, Illinois, on March 29, 1929. In 1936, the family decided to move to Winamac, Indiana. They remodeled the first house north of the Dairy Barn, owned by Ira Bridegroom. Richard bought the house, and it is the family home at the present time.
Augustus made his home with us from 1936 to 1957. He and Irene Walters were married that year, and they built a nice brick home.
Richard Joseph King and two mechanics operated the Gulf Oil Station next door to our residence. When the war started, an opening at Kingsbury Ordinance Plant at Kingsbury, Indiana, came up so Richard hired in as maintenance of steam turbines and air compressors, work-ing on the night shift. He kept the station open with hired help.
kchard received a notice to sign up for the draft, so there was only one thing to do - terminate at Kingsbury and make plans to go. Upon terminating an "Excellence in Efficiency" award for his tremendous contributions was received. It was one of the highest awards in that area. He went to Indianapolis with a bus load of recruits to check in for service, but he was sent back to Winamac. The next month he started to build a building of his own just west of the former building & He bought the Pontiac Agency, built a brick building with radiant heat in the floor, and was back in business.
Richard and Rita seperated in 1944. Their daughter, Dixie
Lyn, graduated from high school and went to Purdue
University. Richard sold the Pontiac Agency but maintained
the Pontiac service.
Richard King and Ferrell Bonnell were married in 1949.
We sold the building and business due to Richard's health. Is 1953, he built a mall independent shop at the rear of our lot under the name of King Motor Service. Fishing and camping were two favorite hobbies- these always worked out nicely when Richard needed a break
streets and business places. He hired a local boy for a fee to
ride with him. In no time he said, "A Person couldn't get me
lost." Next, he went to work for Hammond Times delivering papers, as he knew the names of streets, roads,
etc. An opportunity to go to work welding pipelines for
Oklahoma Contractors in Concordia, Kansas, came
and he took off for Oklahoma. Every spare moment he had,he would be fixing cars. He decided to return to Hammond and rented a garage on State Line Avenue in Hammond--he was in business for himself.
Richard Joseph King and Rita Anderson were married July IS, 1927, at Crown Point, Indiana. A daughter, Dixie Lyn King, was born at Calumet City, Illinois, on March 29, 1929. In 1936, the family decided to move to Winamac, Indiana. They remodeled the first house north of the Dairy Barn, owned by Ira Bridegroom. Richard bought the house, and it is the family home at the present time.
Augustus made his home with us from 1936 to 1957. He and Irene Walters were married that year, and they built a nice brick home.
Richard Joseph King and two mechanics operated the Gulf Oil Station next door to our residence. When the war started, an opening at Kingsbury Ordinance Plant at Kingsbury, Indiana, came up so Richard hired in as maintenance of steam turbines and air compressors, work-ing on the night shift. He kept the station open with hired help.
kchard received a notice to sign up for the draft, so there was only one thing to do - terminate at Kingsbury and make plans to go. Upon terminating an "Excellence in Efficiency" award for his tremendous contributions was received. It was one of the highest awards in that area. He went to Indianapolis with a bus load of recruits to check in for service, but he was sent back to Winamac. The next month he started to build a building of his own just west of the former building & He bought the Pontiac Agency, built a brick building with radiant heat in the floor, and was back in business.
Richard and Rita seperated in 1944. Their daughter, Dixie
Lyn, graduated from high school and went to Purdue
University. Richard sold the Pontiac Agency but maintained
the Pontiac service.
Richard King and Ferrell Bonnell were married in 1949.
We sold the building and business due to Richard's health. Is 1953, he built a mall independent shop at the rear of our lot under the name of King Motor Service. Fishing and camping were two favorite hobbies- these always worked out nicely when Richard needed a break
Events
| Birth | 12 Oct 1907 | Jefferson Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States | |||
| Marriage | 13 Jan 1949 | Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States - Ferral Ruth Bonnell | |||
| Death | 2 Nov 1995 | from congestive heart failure - his home, located at 312 S Monitcello Street, Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |  | ||
| Burial | 6 Nov 1995 | McKinley Memorial Gardens, Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Ferral Ruth Bonnell (1921 - 1999) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Gus King (1872 - ) |
| Mother | Gertrude Pitts (1867 - ) |