Colten Lawrence King
December 12, 1998- July 7, 2021
Colten Lawrence King, 22, a lifelong resident of North Beach passed away July 7, 2021. He was born December 12, 1998 in Prince Frederick to Gabrielle and Randy King. Colten grew up in North Beach and attended Windy Hill Elementary, Windy Hill Middle, and graduated from Northern High School in 2017. Colten loved sports and played football and lacrosse at Northern. He was a member of the 2017 State Championship lacrosse team and scored the game tying goal in the Championship game for Northern. Following high school, Colten joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC, where he obtained the rank of Lance Corporal. During bootcamp, Colten graduated with honors and was close to a perfect score. Colten grew up playing sports and played with the Beach Buccaneers for many years. He loved music, spending time with his family and friends, being a cowboy and playing in the mud.
Colten is survived by his parents Randy and Gabrielle King of North Beach, brothers Austen King and his wife Brittany of North Carolina, and Jeremia King of North Beach. He is also survived by wife Haley King of North Carolina, grandparents Michael and Lisa Ridge of St. Leonard and Mary and Wade Leonard of Easton, great-grandfather Joseph Caldwell of Huntingtown and great uncle Charles Caldwell, seventeen cousins who he was very close with and fifteen aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Richard “Junebug” King and Cecelia King.
Visitation
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
&
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Services
- Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
11:00 AM
Contributions
Condolences
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17 Jul 2021
10:29am
To the King Family:
It was my utmost privilege teaching Colton and his brother Austin. I was saddened by the news of Colton’s passing. The King family, our Calvert County community, and our nation have lost a very fine young man. Please accept my condolences at this time.
Mr. Bruce Supanick, Retired World History Teacher, Northern High School.
City
Huntingtown
State
MD
19 Jul 2021
9:52pm
Condolences to entire family & abundance of friends
RIP
City
Christiansburg
State
VA
20 Jul 2021
12:15am
To the king family,
I’m sending my love and prayers to your entire family. May he Rest In Peace -the smith family
City
Orange park
State
Florida
20 Jul 2021
8:08am
On behalf of the Arnold family and my son Jake, we are so sorry for your loss. May god heal your hearts and my he rest in peace.
City
WEST RIVER
State
MD
20 Jul 2021
10:49am
My heart goes out to every member of the King family. May God heal your hearts one day at a time and give you the strength needed to get through such a painful loss. Colten will always be with you in spirit .
City
Charlotte Hall
State
MD
20 Jul 2021
1:43pm
Condolences to the King family and everyone who knew and cared for Colten. You would be hard pressed to find a friendlier kid, I’m grateful for every little conversation we’ve ever had! Thankful to have known you. You’ve clearly meant a lot to so many people and you will be greatly missed. Rest in peace buddy. Russ
City
Dunkirk
State
Maryland
20 Jul 2021
2:40pm
Randy, Craig and I were sadden to hear this news. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Hugs and loves.
City
Dunkirk
State
MD
20 Jul 2021
3:39pm
Our utmost heart felt condolences to the King Family. Words cannot express enough to heal the pain you are all feeling at this time. Praying for faith to strengthen you, for love to abound you and for peace to be with in you.
“The loss is immeasurable, but so is the LOVE left behind”.
The David and Judith,
Sydney, Andrew, Sarah, Rachel and Esther,
Broyles family.
City
Omaha
State
NE
20 Jul 2021
4:49pm
As the mother of a United Stated Soldier my heart goes out to your family. May God Bless you and keep you close to give the strength, support and love to guide you through this. Your son will always be with you. I will keep you all in my prayers.
Rebecca M. Linett
City
Lusby
State
Maryland
20 Jul 2021
5:05pm
To the King family , Please accept my sincere and heart felt condolences for your loss. There are no words. Rest In Peace, young man.
City
Huntingtown
State
MD
21 Jul 2021
2:19pm
God bless you and your family. Rest in peace young man.
City
Hyattsville
State
Maryland
Sort Comments
To the King Family:
It was my utmost privilege teaching Colton and his brother Austin. I was saddened by the news of Colton’s passing. The King family, our Calvert County community, and our nation have lost a very fine young man. Please accept my condolences at this time.
Mr. Bruce Supanick, Retired World History Teacher, Northern High School.
Condolences to entire family & abundance of friends
RIP
To the king family,
I’m sending my love and prayers to your entire family. May he Rest In Peace -the smith family
On behalf of the Arnold family and my son Jake, we are so sorry for your loss. May god heal your hearts and my he rest in peace.
My heart goes out to every member of the King family. May God heal your hearts one day at a time and give you the strength needed to get through such a painful loss. Colten will always be with you in spirit .
Condolences to the King family and everyone who knew and cared for Colten. You would be hard pressed to find a friendlier kid, I’m grateful for every little conversation we’ve ever had! Thankful to have known you. You’ve clearly meant a lot to so many people and you will be greatly missed. Rest in peace buddy. Russ
Randy, Craig and I were sadden to hear this news. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Hugs and loves.
Our utmost heart felt condolences to the King Family. Words cannot express enough to heal the pain you are all feeling at this time. Praying for faith to strengthen you, for love to abound you and for peace to be with in you.
“The loss is immeasurable, but so is the LOVE left behind”.
The David and Judith,
Sydney, Andrew, Sarah, Rachel and Esther,
Broyles family.
As the mother of a United Stated Soldier my heart goes out to your family. May God Bless you and keep you close to give the strength, support and love to guide you through this. Your son will always be with you. I will keep you all in my prayers.
Rebecca M. Linett
To the King family , Please accept my sincere and heart felt condolences for your loss. There are no words. Rest In Peace, young man.
God bless you and your family. Rest in peace young man.