Audre King

Audre Latimer King

Audre Latimer King passed away in Houston, Texas on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the age of 95. Audre was a long time Roswell resident who recently relocated to Houston to be near her children.
Audre was born in Dexter on January 8, 1917, the oldest of 4 children born to Earl and Johnie Latimer. She attended school in Dexter and Roswell, was a 1933 graduate of Roswell High School, and lived in the Roswell area for most of her life.
Audre went to work as Chaves County Deputy Tax Assessor in 1934. She thought this was the best job in Roswell until 1942 when she was drafted to work in subdepot and supply procurement contracting at Roswell Army Air Base to free up military personnel for WWII. Roswell Army Air Base became Walker Air Force Base, and Audre remained in the Procurement Department, meeting her future husband, Roy Otto King, at Walker AFB after the war.

Audre married Roy in May, 1953 shortly after Roy was transferred to Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico. They had two children, Candace Audre King born in Puerto Rico and Roy Otto King, Jr. born in Roswell. Both children graduated from Roswell Goddard High School, but there were postings at Goose Bay AFB Labrador, Canada and Dyess AFB Abilene, TX before a return to Walker AFB. After Walker AFB closed, Audre worked at an Indian Training School, and back at the County Tax Assessors office before completing her career in government service as an IRS auditor with the Department of Treasury.

This retirement was short as boredom set in and Audre found other things to do. Local residents may remember Audre when she worked at Pants Palace or at Seasons at Sandras. Working at a clothing store was a perfect fit Audre loved all the beautiful clothes. Audre was a member of First United Methodist Church, a member of Beta Sigma Phi, a Life Member of the Assistance League of Chaves County, and served on the Advisory Board for La Casa de Buena Salude.

Audre was preceded in death by her husband Roy and brother Earl Latimer, Jr. and is survived by her two children Candy and Roy Jr., five grandchildren Joseph Roy King, Jason Perry Stegall, Kara Michelle King, Kacie Marie King, and Michael Eric Stegall, her brother Glenn Latimer, her sister Diane Andress, and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be at the First United Methodist Church 200 N. Pennsylvania at 10:00 AM on Monday May 21st with burial afterward next to her husband at the family plot in Hagerman. Friends and family are welcomed to celebrate Audres memory.

In lieu of flowers, Audre would prefer a memorial contribution to the Cowboy Bell scholarship fund at the First United Methodist Church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com

Service

Funeral Service

First United Methodist Church
200 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Roswell, NM  88201
Monday, May 21, 2012
10:00 am

Cemetery

Hagerman
P.O. Box 266
Roswell, NM  88232

Memorial Contributions

200 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Roswell, NM  88201