The funeral service for C.E. “Buddy” King, Jr. will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Riverwood Family with burial to follow at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Riverwood Family.

Mr. King, 56, of Brookhaven, died August 31, 2024, in Libby, Montana. He was born in Houston, Texas, March 19, 1968, to Claude Edward King, Sr. and Mildred Walker King.

Mr. King previously worked in the Oilfield Industry where he worked on the pipeline. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting and fishing as well as spending time with his family and friends. He was a loving husband, father, and Pappy, and will be missed by all who loved him.

He is preceded in death by his parents; father in law, Billy Nations; brother in law, David Topper; and two very special nephews, Audie Havard Jr. and Charles Nations.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 35 years, Leah Nations King; two daughters, Vanessa Frith (David) and Mitzi Wyles (Thomas Michael); mother in law, Gail Nations; brother, Dale Laurich (Pam); three sisters, Marsha Havard (Dan Wood), Margie Brister (Delane), and Claudia Topper; seven grandchildren, Ezekiel Wyles, Alina Wyles, Mildred Wyles, Ellieanor Frith, Keagan Frith, Isaac Goings Wyles, and Jaiden Johnson Wyles; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family would like to thank the Cabinet Peaks Medical Emergency Department and Acute Care staff in Libby, Montana.