Hullett Lasseter King

MR. HULETT LASSETER KING,89,A RETIRED DALTON TEXTILE CHEMIST, PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 25, 2007 FIVE DAYS BEFORE HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE HULETT AND NORA MAE LASSETER KING. A NATIVE OF WARRENTON, ALABAMA, MR. KING FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL IN HUNTSVILLE AND GRADUATED FROM ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (NOW AUBURN UNIVERSITY) IN 1940. HE SERVED AS A U.S. NAVAL OFFICER IN WW II. HE WAS EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON A MINE SWEEPER IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. HIS TEXTILE CHEMISTRY CAREER, SPANNING OVER 60 YEARS AND BEGINNING IN NEW YORK CITY BEFORE WW II, RELOCATED HIM TO SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE LATE 1940’s, AND IN 1963 BROUGHT HIM TO DALTON WHERE HE WORKED FOR SEVERAL AREA FIRMS. HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXTILE CHEMISTS AND COLORISTS (AATCC). AS A MEMBER OF THE DALTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MR. KING WAS A FORMER DEACON AND ENJOYED WORKING IN THE CHURCH’S FIRST GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR AROUND 30 YEARS. MR. KING WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BOTHER, KENNETH B. KING.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF NEARLY 65 YEARS, DOROTHY WILSON KING OF DALTON; DAUGHTER CAROL ANN SCHLICH AND HER HUSBAND CARL OF ST. SIMMONS ISLAND, GA; DAUGHTER LINDA MULLINAX AND HER HUSBAND REGGIE OF DALTON; SON STEVE KING AND HIS WIFE ZITA OF ATLANTA; AND SON MARK KING AND HIS WIFE TRACY OF FRESNO, CA. ALSO SURVIVING ARE FIVE GRANDCHILDREN: BETH SCHLICH LEMKE AND HER HUSBAND MATT OF PURCELLVILLE, VA; JENNI HENDERSON OF POMPANO BEACH, FL; LINCK SCHLICH OF ATLANTA; KIMBERLY HENDERSON OF ATLANTA; AND BRADFORD KING OF CHATTANOOGA, TN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY AT DALTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WITH THE REV. BILL WILSON, THE REV. LARRY FLANAGAN, THE REV. PHILLIP CANNON, AND THE REV. DR. CARL L. SCHLICH, III OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE WHITFIELD MEMORIAL GARDENS.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT LOVE FUNERAL HOME SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 8 P.M.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT MEMORIALS BE MADE TO THE CHARITY FUND OF THE SCRAP IRON SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS AT DALTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, P.O. BOX 827 DALTON, GA 30722.
WORDS OF COMFORT MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT
www.lovefuneralhomega.com.
LOVE FUNERAL HOME, 1402 N. THORNTON AVE., DALTON IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.