New Minas, NS
May 18, 1940 - August 15, 2024
Edith Marilyn King (Richards) age 84, of New Minas, formerly of Wolfville, passed away in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville on August 15, 2024.
Born May 18, 1940, in Liverpool, NS, she was the daughter of the late Borden and Edna (Parker) Richards Lohnes.
Edith met her husband, Ernie, when he was working with Dominion Stores in Liverpool. He was transferred back to the Valley and in 1959 they were married and lived in Kentville before moving to Wolfville where they resided for 38 years, moving to New Minas in 2010.
The family, for many years, enjoyed camping and belonging to the NCHA and the local club High Tide Drifters. After the family had grown up, Edith and Ernie spent many years as seasonal campers at Evangeline beach.
Edith worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Kentville prior to raising her sons and returned to work and was employed with the Town of Wolfville and Prenor Trust.
Edith was a meticulous housekeeper, loved to bake and was a wonderful cook. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and ceramics.
Edith is survived by her only sister and caregiver Linda Lockhart, New Minas; two granddaughters, Kathleen King (Nick Betts) Edmonton, AB and Kimber King (Matt) Hamilton, ON; niece, Tawnia Sanford Ammar (Zied, Jassem, Aiyah) Tunisia; daughter-in-law, Michelle King, Coldbrook, NS; sisters-in-law, Minnie Crossman and Donna Marr, Kentville; cousins, Donalda (Leon) Dexter, Tantallon, NS and Shirley Greenough, Milton, NS. She is missed dearly by her yorkie, Pippa.
In addition to her parents, Edith was predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Ernie (2020) and her beloved sons, Donnie (2017) and Duane (2005) and brother-in law, Sherman Lockhart (1997).
There will be no visitation or funeral service. Interment will be held in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Thursday August 29th at 11:00 a.m. A heartfelt thanks is extended to Dr. Michael Wadden, the doctors and nurses of the emergency department, ICU, and Medical B at Valley Regional Hospital.
Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.
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