Funeral services were held on 04/28/2023 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
Carrie Mae King was born on December 8, 1946, in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the third of four children born to the late Garney Clayton and Ida Mae Hoggard. Carrie graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia.
As a young adult, she met and married Learey Lee King. They became the proud parents of four beautiful children: Olithia Renae, Karen Louise, Learey Jr. and Lee Antonio. Carrie later worked at a local company in Norfolk making artificial Christmas trees. Seeking a better life, the King family decided to move to San Diego, California.
Carrie worked part-time as a receptionist at her brother’s real estate office before attending and receiving her certificate in welding at the Educational Culture Complex (ECC). In her mid-thirties, Carrie began to experience problems walking and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis many years later.
On April 9, 2023, the Lord spoke to Carrie and told her that it was time for her to go home. Carrie Mae King was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and friend. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Learey Lee King.
She is survived by her two daughters: Olithia Renae Lankford (William) of Monroe, GA and Karen Louise Elliott of Chula Vista, CA; two sons: Learey King Jr. and Lee Antonio King (Adrianne) of Spring Valley, CA; one sister, Ida Hoggard Gordon of Hemet, CA; two brothers: Gurney Lindell Hoggard (Frances) of Ridgecrest, CA and William Winston Hoggard (Theresa) of Williamsport, Maryland; seven grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
