Mrs. LORRAINE ANN ASH KING

FORT WORTH -- Lorraine Ann Ash King, a loving wife and mother and the center of her family, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, Jan. 24, 2016, after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. King was 94 years old. Service: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 3314 Dryden Road. She will be laid to rest next to her husband of 48 years, John Harry Buddy" King Jr., in Laurel Land Memorial Park. Family and friends will gather 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper, with a recitation of the Holy Rosary beginning at 6 p.m. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, consideration of contributions to Cure Alzheimer's Fund, curealz.org, or St. Andrew's Catholic School, 3304 Dryden Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76109, in her memory, is suggested. Born in Forrest City, Ark., on March 11, 1921, Lorraine was the daughter of Abraham and Thelma Rice Ash. She was a first-generation American of Lebanese parents who immigrated to the United States in 1909. Lorraine was an elementary teacher at St. Andrew's Catholic School and became the first lay principal at the school until her retirement in 1982. Her reputation as a stern disciplinarian was surpassed by her love of children, and she tutored many of her students privately so that they could meet and exceed educational standards. Her entire life encompassed music and she was a concert-level pianist. Survivors: In addition to her children, Vicki and George Wilson, Kathy McDaniel, Teresa Yosten and Billy and Cherie King, Lorraine survived by her grandchildren, Shelley and Matt Cochran, John and Jasmina O'Connor, Jenny McDaniel, Laura Beth and Josh Belcher, Kristy and Bryan Theis and Kelly Yosten; 12 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews and their families. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. LORRAINE ANN ASH KING please visit our Sympathy Store.