James Herbert King, Sr., age 95 of Dunkirk, MD passed away February 3, 2013 at Calvert County Nursing Center. He was born July 26, 1917 in North Beach, MD to John Wilson and Ida Estelle (Stallings) King. Herbert was raised and educated in Calvert County. As a young man Herbert enjoyed playing baseball and bowling.
On November 14, 1936 he married Ruby Marselas in Lower Marlboro. The couple resided in Dunkirk since their marriage. Herbert was a farmer and later operated the J.H. King Construction Company. He primarily did all the interior work and remodeling of the Drug Fair Stores in Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He retired in the late 1980’s. Herbert was a member of Smithville United Methodist Church, Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department and the Carpenters Union Local of Washington, DC.

Herbert was preceded in death by his wife Ruby King, a daughter Joyce L. King, three grandchildren, a brother John Calvert King and three sisters Ruth Geiman, Lillian Walton and Mary Old. Surviving are a son James H. “Bucky” King, Jr. and his wife Helen of East New Market, MD; three daughters Nancy K. Tarry and her husband Bill of North Beach, MD, L. Sue Edwards and her husband Skip of Lusby, MD and Patty Moore and her husband Joe of Dunkirk, MD; twelve grandchildren; thirty great grandchildren; one brother Robert Lee King of Baltimore, MD and three sisters Ida Belle Garner of Solomons, MD, Mildred Nicholson of Upper Marlboro, MD and Evelyn Donaldson of Severn, MD.