Beverly Ann King

Beverly Ann (Cabe) King was born in Tulsa on January 9, 1938 to Alfred Eugene “Bob” Cabe and Alice Mae (Hetrick) Cabe. Three years after Beverly, a younger sister, Shirley was born. Beverly and Shirley fussed and squabbled while growing up but became each other’s’ best friends. At Oklahoma’s Northeastern State College Beverly met Roy D. King and in 1958 they were married. Roy got his BS degree and Beverly got her Mrs. degree. They moved to Oklahoma City for Roy to attend medical school, and Beverly worked at the Speech and Hearing Center. Two sons were born, Roy Daryl “Dee” King and Ronald David King. Shirley married Kenneth Lott and they had two children Tamara Ann and Kenny Lee. The four cousins were the same age and became best friends and the menaces of Grandpa Cabe’s neighborhood. Roy's medical degree in hand, he and Beverly moved to Wichita, KS for internship, then to San Diego, CA for two years in the Navy. Next was a transfer to the Air Force for a four-year surgical residence stationed in Biloxi, MS. Then two years serving in Weisbaden, West Germany, Next was one year back stateside at Tinker Air Force Base. At that point Roy left active duty and became State Surgeon for the Oklahoma Army National Guard until he retired in 1990 after 25 plus years of military services. Beverly, by this time, had been a Navy wife, an Air Force wife, as well as an Army wife. She stayed home during the active duty period as a full-time housewife and was homeroom mother, Cub Scouts den mother, Sunday School teacher among several other activities. Beverly and Roy moved to Holdenville in 1977 to establish a private medical practice. In Holdenville, Beverly went back to work to set up Roy’s office with everything to learn. Within a few years, the two friends who had been her mentors in learning how to establish and run a medical practice, formed a new company, Preferred Management Corp. Beverly went to work for them, first managing the Holdenville Clinic and the Wetumka Clinic plus doing some additional consulting services at their other locations. Very soon this evolved into a full-time consulting position with Preferred. For each of the hospitals Preferred either managed or leased, Beverly became the clinic consultant working with each hospital’s clinics and physicians. Beverly loved her job and the people she worked with. On several occasions she described it as the job others would die for! She loved it so much, she couldn’t take a hint, and worked for two years after her second retirement party. But the highlight of Beverly’s life were her two sons and their families. Older son, Dee, is the living example of “do unto others", generous, loving and the constant, consistent support of immediate and extended family. Dee has two sons, Christopher Stephen King and Matthew Trent King. Chris married Phyllis Hicks and her daughter Jadyn, and soon added Rayanna and Trent to their family. Matt, like his Grandpa, has been military to the bone since he was three years old, so it was no surprise when he was commissioned as an officer in the Marines. Beverly’s younger son, Ron, is an example of “if life gives you lemons, let God make lemonade”. Only four months after Roy’s death, Ron destroyed his right leg, then 2 1/2 years and 13 surgeries later, the leg could not be saved. Fitted with a prosthesis, he soon made an amputees’ bike ride from Oklahoma City to Dallas. In spite of the leg, Ron can do anything! Ron and Renee have two daughters, Sarah Michelle King and Hope Laurel King. Sarah has two sons, Krockett and Kade. Even after having two little boys, Sarah completed her nursing degree. Her graduation and pinning ceremonies were the same week Matt was commissioned in the Marines and graduated from OU. Beverly was in a wheelchair but Dee saw to it that she attended all the ceremonies. She was a very proud Grandma. Hope, Ron’s youngest daughter and Beverly’s new year eve’s grandchild is a quiet, studious, young Christian lady who loves her family deeply. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Alice Cabe; her husband of 43 yrs, Roy D.; brother-in-law and nephew, Kenneth and Kenny Lee Lott. She is survived by her oldest son: Roy Dee and his wife Leslie, grandsons Chris and Matt and their mother Karen King Lewis all of Shawnee. Also, by her youngest son Ron, his wife Renee, and granddaughters Sarah and Hope of Edmond; and by five great-grandchildren. In addition, her sister and best friend, Shirley Lott. Shirley’s daughter, Tamara Ann, and Tammy’s children, Jeremy, Lacie, Mariah, and Trysta, and four great-great nephews, all of Hennessey. As well as her niece Rene’ King Thompson, her husband Steve and son, David, of Covington, Ky. as well as many cousins and friends. Beverly surrendered to Jesus as her Savior when she was 9 years old in the two-room country school which also served as their church. Today she is with Jesus. As you may have realized, when she knew she was nearing the time to go to meet her Savior, she wrote this very unorthodox, nontraditional obituary. And for her family and friends she closed it with these two lines they know oh so well: Please allow just one small bit of witticism, Lightening will strike if the author gets criticism. From the family: In lieu of flowers, donations to the Baptist Children’s Home or Wounded Warrior Foundation would be appreciated.