Mrs. Gladys King, age 86 passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 in the Regional Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 25, 2014 at 12:00 Noon, in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt, TN. A visitation will be Friday, July 25, 2014 from 11:00 - 12:00 Noon in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Mrs. King was a homemaker and a joy to be around, she loved animals and never met a stranger. She was preceded in death by her husband: Alvin King, her parents: James and Eddie Mae Simmons Dean, two sisters: Jimmie Mae Phifer and Inez Ilene Wilson. She is survived by her aunt: Martha Pepper, Brownsville, TN, six nieces and nephews: Dorothy Anthony, Melrose Park, IL, Linda Greenup, Henry, TN, Suzie Pillow, Atwood, TN, Rickey Phifer, Paris, TN, Shirley Harden, Benton, IL and James Arnold of West Virginia.