Delores King

Delores King, age 97, a resident of Portland, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Delores was born on Nov. 4, 1927, in Jay County, the daughter of Joseph and Goldie (Miller) Kidder. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Randolph County in 1945 and married Carl O. King on Feb. 16, 1946. He passed away on May 29, 1991.

Delores and her husband were farmers in Bearcreek Township. They owned and operated King’s Nursery for a few years. Delores also worked at CTS in Berne, Bearcreek Farms in rural Bryant and the Family Dollar in Portland. She was a loving mother, homemaker, 4-H leader for the Bearcreek Hoosierettes, member of the Bearcreek homemakers group and member of the Trinity Arch Bridge Church in Portland.

Survivors include four daughters, Crystal Laux (husband: Tom) of Bryant, Indiana, Connie Moolenaar (husband: Marvin) of Poland, Indiana, Carla Elzey (husband: Terry) of Muncie, Indiana, and Colleen Dodson (husband: Dana) of Kississimmee, Florida; a daughter-in-law, Stayce King of Spring Texas; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Delores was preceded in death by a son, Carl J. King; her mother and father; four brothers; and a sister.

Visitation will be in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home on Monday, July 7, from noon to 2 p.m. and the service will follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor Jason Rice presiding. Burial will be in Limberlost Cemetery east of Bryant.

Memorial contributions can be made to Persimmon Ridge or Trinity Arch Bridge Church.

Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.