Aaron Michael King, age 15, received his angel’s wings and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton.

He was born November 9, 1990 in DuQuoin, Illinois, had lived in the Princeton area since 1994 and was an 8th grader at Princeton Community Middle School.

His great grandparents, Albert & Lulu King and Damon & Beatrice Harrison, preceded him in death. 

Survivors include his parents, Gary & Melody King, of Princeton; two twin-sisters, Amanda & Andrea King, both at home; paternal grandparents, Oval & Barbara King, of Herrin, IL; maternal grandparents, Frank & Elizabeth Fenton, of Carterville, IL; uncles & aunts, Kelly & Cindy Fenton, of Carterville, IL and Jack & Joyce King, of Vienna, Austria. 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at the Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin, IL with visitation there from 10:00 A.M. until the service hour on Wednesday. Burial will follow at the Blairsville Cemetery in Blairsville, IL.

Friends may call for visitation from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at the Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton.