Mary Lyons King, age 101, died peacefully on September 7th , 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center. Mary was born in Newport, RI in 1908 to Patrick J. and Abbie Breen Lyons. A life-long Newport resident, Mary graduated from Rhode Island College and soon thereafter married her beloved husband, the late Charles J. King.

A teacher for more than 40 years, Mary began her career at the Paradise School, a one-room schoolhouse in Middletown, RI. For most of her career, Mary taught the elementary grades in several Newport Public Schools, including Lenthal, Cranston-Calvert, and John Clark.

Throughout her life, Mary was a devoted and active parishioner at Newport’s St. Joseph’s Church.

Following in her father’s footsteps, Mary was active in the Ancient Order of Hibernians, holding various senior positions, including National President of the LAAOH.

A kind, gentle, and wonderful person, Mary opened her heart to family and friends. Mary’s dearest family included her sister, the late Nora McDermott, her son, Charles Gerard King, her daughter-in-law, Ellen King, her grandchildren, Tara, Sean, and Michael, her great-grandchildren, Kylie, Daniel, Charlotte, and Madelyn , and her nephews, Raymond, John, David, and Dermot McDermott.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9am in St. Joseph’s Church, Broadway and Mann Ave., Newport. Burial at St. Columba Cemetery, Brown’s Ln, Middletown. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, September 10, from 4-6pm in the O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, 465 Spring St., Newport, RI.

Contributions in Mary’s honor may be made to the Forest Farm Health Care Center Activity Fund, 193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842.

For more information please visit www.onhfh.com

Reported: 09/10/09 (Show all obituaries for this day)
By: ONeill-Hayes Funeral Home (Show all obituaries and information about this funeral home)

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