Lori King

Lori Michelle (Thomas)

King, age 53, went to be

with the Lord and Savior

June 18, 2020.

Lori was born on April

24th, 1967 to Earl Clayton

Thomas Jr. and Janice M.

(Reeser) Thomas while

stationed at Camp Le-

jeune, NC. She graduated

in 1985 from Lee High

School in Columbus, Mis-

sissippi.

While attending Lee

High School, she met her

future husband, Norman

F. King Jr. They were un-

ited in marriage on Sep-

tember 20, 1986. Norman

served in the United

States Air Force and they

began their life together at

Elmendorf AFB in An-

chorage, Alaska.

They started their fami-

ly with a beautiful baby

girl, Amanda Jade, on

June 21, 1989. It wasn’t

too long before they ad-

ded another beautiful

baby girl, Meagan Brit-

tany, on September 17,

1994. Lori met many peo-

ple and created lifelong

friendships as they moved

to other bases over the

years. They were sta-

tioned at Elmendorf AFB,

AK; Eaker AFB, AR;

McDill AFB, Florida;

Anderson AFB, Guam;

Shaw AFB, SC; Minot

AFB, ND. It was here in

Minot, ND that they made

their permanent home

after Norman retired from

service.

Lori worked at Dakota

Elementary School on

Minot AFB as one of the

lunch ladies. She loved

the people she worked

with and the children she

served. She loved wearing

crazy contacts on Hal-

loween to the surprise

and delight of the chil-

dren.

Lori was a delight to be

around and was always

ready with a beautiful

smile, infectious laugh, or

warm hugs that were full

of love. She was a loving

wife, adoring mother, at-

tentive daughter, loving

sister, and precious

friend. She was a true

care giver to others and

will be missed by many.

Lori is survived by: her

mother, Janice M (Reeser)

Thomas, Tennessee; her

loving and adoring hus-

band- Norman F King Jr.,

Minot, ND; her daughters

– Amanda (King) Stoen,

and her husband Zachari-

ah, Minnesota and

Meagan King and her hus-

band Larry G. Paul III,

Oregon; her sweet grand-

daughters- Arianna Stoen

and Ophelia Paul; Sister-

Melanie Thomas-Belcher

and her husband Thomas,

Tennessee; Brother – Ran-

dal K. Thomas and his

wife Lisa, Washington;

and other beloved family.

Lori was preceded in

death by: her father, Earl

Clayton Thomas Jr.

Public Visitation from 2

– 3 p.m. on Wednesday,

June 24, 2020 at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND

Those wishing to sign

an online guest register

may do so at

www.thompson

larson.com.