Marshall King

Lab retiree Marshall Lee King died Aug. 29. He was 92.

Born Dec. 15, 1917, in Union Star, Mo., to the late George J. and Laura Kyler King, he attended school in Adrian, Mo., and graduated in 1935.

He was a farmer in his early years and later became a skilled machinist for the Burlington Railroad during World War II.

He eventually moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, and worked with the group of scientists that produced the first electricity by nuclear fuel in a reactor. The site was eventually made a national monument with their names inscribed on a plaque.

He later moved to Las Vegas, and continued to work in the nuclear field. He retired from LLNL in 1980.

He moved to Tyler, Texas in 1985.

King is survived by his wife, Elena Mae King; daughter, Sharon Graybeal of Arizona; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; three stepsons; two stepdaughters; and several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; one half-brother; two sisters; and two wives, Inus King and Muriel King.

Services were held in Tyler, Texas.