DODGE CITY - Mary E. King, 92, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.

She was born February 4, 1926 in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of James and Mary (Adams) Ryan.  She earned her B.A. degree at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, now the University of Texas at El Paso, and taught high school history and coached volleyball while working in the family lumber yard in Fabens, Texas.  On February 24, 1952 she married Charles R. King in Fabens.  He preceded her in death in 1988.

The family lived in various locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas while Charles followed his career as a civil engineer.  While in Newton, Kansas, Mary owned and operated Frills n' Fabrics.  Charles and Mary retired to the Hill Country of Texas.  Mary moved to Dodge City in 2007 to be closer to her family.  While in Dodge City, Mary was active in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish and volunteered with the Dodge City Depot Theater.

Mary is survived by her daughters, Marilyn King and husband James Shaffer, Denver, Colorado and Deborah Snapp and husband Dave, Dodge City; her son, Greg King and wife Janet, Lenexa, Kansas; 3 grandsons, Nick Snapp, Michael Snapp and Alex King; and her sister, Helen Drake, Carrolton, Texas.

She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Ryan.

Vigil service will be at 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am Wednesday at the church, with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding.  Burial will be  at 10:00 am Saturday in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park Cemetery in Burnet, Texas with Fr. Jose Luis Comparan officiating.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.  The casket will remain closed.

The family suggests memorials to Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas or the Dodge City Depot Theater Guild both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.