Daisy King, 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023, at her residence.

Visitation will be Sunday, August 20, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Shawn Dickey officiating.  Interment will be in Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.

Mrs. King was born on July 3, 1936, in Columbus, MS to the late William and Grace Smith.  She graduated from S D Lee High School in 1954, as part of the first graduating class of the school on Military Road.  She married Roy King on September 16, 1956.  She worked for the Social Security Administration for 34 years and was a member of the Columbus Church of Christ.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. King is preceded in death by her husband – Roy King; and brother – John David Smith.

Mrs. King is survived by her children – Steve (Jill) King and Jason King, of Columbus, MS; and Bruce (Rozilyn) King of Chelsea, AL; grandchildren – Matt King of Shreveport, LA, Eric King of Birmingham, AL, Sara King of Austin, TX, and Josh, Kelsi, and Cooper King of Columbus, MS; great-grandchildren – Emily and Hunter King of Shreveport, LA; brother – Bill (Wanda) Smith of Madison, MS; and sister – Melissa (Tom) Brewer of Warner Robins, GA.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers will be Carly Boyles, Kelli King, Sharon Dickey, Janet Robertson, Rick and Betty Bishop, Tommy and Kim Johnson, Aaron and Peggy Hill, and Debbie Fancher.

Memorials may be made to Columbus Church of Christ, 2401 7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39705 earmarked for Hope School, Rwanda.