Rodney King, Sr.
Rodney King, Sr., passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born in Washington County, Ohio on November 18, 1944 to Floyd and Vergie Rutherford King.
Rodney had been a Newport Township Trustee for 20 years and was a barber in Newport where he resided with his wife of 59 years, Julie (Swatman) King.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Julie and children: April and Rocky of Newport and Darin (Lauren) King of Grandview Heights, Ohio; grandchildren: Brent (Kelstin), Brandon, True, Lil’ Rock, Kaylie, Harrison and Hannah and several great grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings: Jerry (Sheila) King, Barbara King, Marlene Rouse, sisters-in-law, Sandy (Jim) Ruoff and Sylvia King.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Robert and Lowell, sister, Maxine Stoddard and mother and father-in-law, John and Mary Swatman.
Funeral services will be held on Monday (February 24) at 11:00am at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial in Newport Cemetery. Family will greet friends before the service from 10:00 until 11:00. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com