Hanston – Ora Novelyn King passed away March 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born April 6, 1929 in Brown County, Texas to Harvey Lee and Gladys Anne Hibler Fisher.

Moving to Hanston from Early, Texas, she was a homemaker.

Novelyn was of the Baptist faith and a member of First Baptist Church, Hanston; the senior centers in Hanston and Early, Texas;  and spent her time volunteering with the good Samaritan Center and Meals on Wheels, both in Brownwood, Texas.

On February 20, 1949 she married Walter Thomas King in Brown County, Texas; he preceded her in death on February 6, 1995.

She is survived by a daughter, Debbie (Ronnie) Ruff, Hanston; a son, Tommy Lee (Frances) King, Rosebud, Texas; two sisters, Una May (G.W.) Eoff, Early, Texas; Ladelia Ann Edger, Early, Texas; five grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a brother, Harvey Alvis Fisher.

Funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Hanston, with Pastor Rod McMillan presiding. Interment will be at a later date in Brownwood, Texas.

Memorials may be given to First Baptist Church, Hanston, in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 663, Jetmore, Kansas 67854.