Sally Lee Seltzer King, a great granddaughter of pioneer Padre Island Rancher Patrick Frances Dunn, died peacefully at her home on Monday, December 29, 2014. Sally was born on September 9, 1941 to Frances Lee Dunn Seltzer and Samuel Sherman Seltzer, Jr in Corpus Christi, Texas. She grew up in Corpus Christi and lived there until moving to her ranch near Beeville in 1998. She graduated from Ray High School and Monticello College in Illinois and was presented by The Order of De Pineda in 1961. She married the love of her life James Sidney King on August 10, 1963 and the pair has three children; Sam McGehee, Juliana and James III. Sally will always be remembered for her lifelong love of animals.
Sally was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Seltzer, Sr. of New Rochelle, New York; her maternal grandparents Buena Vista and Burton Dunn of Corpus Christi and by her parents.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jim King; children, Sam McGehee King (Denise), Juliana King Hill (David), and James Sidney King, III; grandson, McGehee King . She is also survived by her sister, Susan Seltzer Belcher (Glen); two nephews, Wesley Belcher (Dr. Melissa), and Aaron Belcher (Addie) and several great nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of The Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi on Monday, January 5, 2015. Interment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park.
Pallbearers for the service will be: Herbert Morrison, Giles Giddings, Kit Carson, Larry Woodman, Jimmy Welder and Mark Steen.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
To view tribute, please visit www.seasidefuneral.com.
Judy Graves (Teel)
Sally's funeral will be held Monday, January 5 at the Episcopal church on the hill at 2:00. RIP sally. With fond memories... Judy Teel
Knox Graham
Sally was a good and faithful friend. The Lord will welcome her with open arms.
Anne Ursprung (Mulligan)
I remember Sally as a kind and friendly classmate. May her family find God's healing and comfort in their grief.
Anne Ursprung Mulligan
Ceil Davis (Christensen)
I met Sally in 7th grade at Hamlin, in P.E. class. I'd just had a fight with my best friend & was down in the dumps when Sally asked me what was wrong. I said, 'Best friends don't work.' She said, 'I'll work and be your best friend, here' and proceeded to put her gum in my mouth. That was the beginning of a long and valued friendship. We had many an adventure trying to outsmart Emerson, her watchdog. The summer she turned 16 her dad got her a small power boat in Rockport. We thought we were safe out on the water smoking cigarettes. We didn't take into account that her daddy had a powerful set of binoculars!