Mrs Becky King has been a dear friend of mine for many years.  We were in the same Sunday School Class at Dresden First United Methodist Church.  She was very active and had been a member there for over 50 yrs.  Her Husband Fred died over 30 years ago, leaving her to run their business The Radio Shack at Dresden for many years.  They have one daughter Freda and her husband Slick Frazer who live in Murfreesboro Tn.  He is a retiree from the miltary.  They have 2 boys Chip and Jake.  Chip is also in service for his country.  Jake works for a company overseas.  These 2 grandsons were really close to their grandmother and she was to them.  They called her sometimes several times a week and talk for a long time, which really made her day.  Both boys are married.  Chip and his wife Tabitha have 3 children and Jake and his wife have one.  Mrs. Becky also really loved these greatgrand children.  The oldest one also called her a lot and talked to her.  One of the boys was in Texas last week on business, so he caught a flight and flew in to Nashville and surprised the family and spent the weekend. he left early this week going back.

      Mrs Becky would have been 90 come June 4th.  She had made plans for the last 2 or 3 years to move to the Adams Place, an assisted living home in Murfreesboro where she would be closer to her daughter Freda.  Mrs. Becky has been battling heart problems for some time, but still loved to be active.  She would go to the Senior Citizen Center almost every day to play cards, bingo and dominoes and she had many many friends and hated to leave Dresden and kept putting it off until around November she got sick again and Freda came and got her and at first she thought she would be getting better and she started out spending a few weeks with Freda and Slick.  Her condition kept getting worse and Freda thought it was time to have her there all the time, as Slick was having surgery on the brain since he has parkins diesease and Freda could not take care of her here and him there.  So Becky stayed with her until an apartment became available at the Adams Place about a month ago.  She took the apartment and was determined to make friends and enjoy her home there.  She continued to play cards and participate in the activities there in the home, taking tours over Murfreesboro 2 or 3 times.  She enjoyed reading, sports and the Tenn Vols, and watch every game on TV.  Last week when the grandson came home and surprise the family he wanted her to go to Freda's for the weekend while he was there.  He came and picked her up on Sat and they went to eat at Long John Silvers where the grandson wanted to go, since when he and his brother was little boys they would want her to take them there and they would sit and talk for a long time. So he wanted to do that again with her Saturday and did.  She told me what a good time they had.  So she went home with him to Freda's and enjoyed the weekend.  Every since she had gotten sick she has been on oxygen, but she tried hard to not let it get her down.  Monday the family was going out to eat and wanted her to go with them, but she told them she needed to go back to her apartment.  She was not feeling good then. By the next day she stayed in her room all day, which was very unsual.  She just did not feel like getting out and also the next day and she kept getting weaker.  Freda was with her and she did not think she would make it thru Fri, then on Fri nite she was so weak, she knew Freda when she got there, but shortly did not know anything else.  Her breathing kept getting more faint.  So between 8-9 she just stop breathing and went to be with her Good Lord.
 
     At this time Sat nite, we do not know any arrangements, but the service will be here in Dresden.  Slick came home from the hospital today.  We know one of the grandsons will be flying home.  I do not know if the other one will be able to or not.  So we all are waiting to see when Freda will be able to come here to make the arrangements.
 
     Like I said before Mrs. Becky was a very Dear Friend to this family.  oue  grandson Mack and Mrs Becky had a very special relationship.  Mrs Becky and I would either email or talk to each other almost every day.  After she moved to Murfreesboro we talk almost every day.  I talked to her Thur nite and she was very weak.  She said she wish she could tell me she was better, but she could not and she did not think she was going to get any better.  She was so weak that I only talked a minute or so, she just was not able to talk.  Freda told me Fri Mrs. Becky took the oxygen off and laid it on her pillow, she was ready to go.
 
     Please keep Freda, Slick and the grandsons and their families and also all her close friends in your prayers.  She will be greatly missed by so many.
 
     Mrs. Becky King's Friend...Jessie