Janet Marie King

Janet Marie (Hickman) King, age 72 of Graysville, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 23, 1953, the daughter of the late Willie Homer Hickman and Nellie Marie (Johnson) Hickman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Albert King.

Janet lived in Dayton, Tennessee, most of her life, was a homemaker, and enjoyed watching TV, sitting in her recliner, and listening to Dolly Parton.

Janet is survived by her sons, Kelly (Gail) King of Spring City and Shawn (Brooke) King of Dayton; her daughters, Mekishia King of Oklahoma, Neallie King of Graysville, Tonya Alley of Dayton, Kristie Potter of Tellico, and April Debity of Madisonville; her grandchildren; her great-grandchildren; and her brother, Jimmy Hickman of Dayton.

Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jim Woychuk officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Spivey Cemetery in Dayton.

Please share your memories and photos of Janet on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com.

The family would like to especially thank Elisha Sanders, Janet’s granddaughter, for her loving care of Janet and Hearth Hospice for their care.

The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, Tennessee, where they will receive friends on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 12:00 noon until the time of the service.