Mrs. Bertha B. King
(September 4, 1959 - November 22, 2023)
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Funeral Location: Leevy's Funeral Home Chapel, 1831 Taylor Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 / 11:00 A.M.
Interment Location: 1:00 P.M. / Wednesday, November 29, 2023/ Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, South Carolina
My sincerest condolences to Calvin, Amber, Brooke. …And to Wanda Andrews. Whenever I think of Bertha I immediately think of Wanda (and vice versa). They had such a close friendship. I’m just learning of Bertha’s passing today. She was truly an inspiration to the Shaw A.F.B and Sumter communities. A very beautiful and very kind person that I am blessed to have known. May God bring His peace to the family and loved ones.
Chaplain Cregg &Gwen Chandler send deepest condolences to the King family. Bertha was indeed an incredible and kind person. She will be missed.
To My Brother Calvin and My Nieces Amber and Brooke, I Love You All. You All Have My Deepest Sympathy and Condolences. Remember Our Heavenly Father Doesn’t Make Mistakes… I Will Continue To Pray For You All.. Long Live My Sister In Law Bertha King 🙏🏾🫶🏾🕊️
To the King Family, I am very sorry for your loss, my prayer are forever with you ❤️
Calvin, Amber and Brooke, we were so sorry to hear of Bertha’s passing and wanted to offer our condolences. She was such a kind, giving and compassionate person and touched so many lives. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this difficult time for strength and healing. She will forever remain in the hearts of all whose lives she touched. God Bless, The Havilands
Calvin, Brook, and Amber,
We are praying for you all. We send our deepest condolences.
Love,
Ross, Jessica, Ki, Nate, Anna, Kylie, Julianna, and Anton Neisler
“We hold you close in our thoughts. We are deeply sorry for your loss.” Sgt. King, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
May GOD’S strength comfort you.
Ike and Dr. Sonji Pearson
Rest in peace! You will truly be missed.
Love you Heidi Stewart Grady
Calvin, Amber and Brooke, Vicki and I offer our most sincere condolences on the loss of Bertha. We’ve had the pleasure of knowing you all for 40yrs..We’ve always love and respected you as friends. We 🙏🏿 pray God provides comfort to your family now and forever. This is such a tremendous loss. God bless.
To my uncle Calvin and my cousins Brooke and Amber I love you all so much . May you rest in peace aunt Bertha
My deepest condolences to Calvin and his family. May God keep you all in this difficult time.
I have enjoyed an almost 35-year relationship with my best friend, Bertha. She was a huge part of my life and my family’s life as well. She was indeed a blessing to everyone who knew her and to the children, teachers and parents she worked with in her professional life. I will miss her terribly, no doubt. Bertha was smart, super intelligent, kind and caring. She was just beautiful, delightful and lived a life that was inspiring. I have so many fond memories to cherish. I thank God for the life of Bertha King, who was truly an angel! To Calvin, Amber, Brooke, and the entire family, you have my sincere and deepest sympathy. Praying for your strength, comfort, and for God’s love to surround you today.
Calvin, Brook and Amber – We send our sincere condolences. May God comfort and strengthen you and the family during this time if sorrow. Bertha’s smiles and laughter will be forever missed at the Shaw AFB Chapel Sunday’s services.
To our son and brother, Calvin.
We are so saddened by the loss of your wife. It seems like just yesterday, even though it was in May, when the 2 of you were here in Robbins, IL. We’re so happy that Bertha could come to the Martin home and see the place where you grew up for 4 years; just after high school, and before enlisting in the military.
We love you Calvin, and because she was a part of you, we loved Bertha also.
For you, your daughters, and sons-in law, we pray that God will build you up where you are torn down, and strengthen you where you are weak.
much love,
Deacon Martin, Mother Martin, Donald, Beverly, Carolyn, Otilla, and Angie.
I am saddened to learn of her passing. Bertha was a wonderful teacher. She was kind and caring; a delight to be around. God’s peace and blessings to her family as they grieve.
We will miss her so much! It was a joy to see her in the chapel – she was so beautiful inside & outside. Calvin, Amber, & Brooke; we love you, & will continue to pray for comfort and peace for your family.
Bill & Janice Oden
To the Butler and King Family,
My family and I send our condolences. What a wonderful and sweet person Bertha has been. May God’s love comfort each of you.
The King Family,
We offer our deepest sympathy to you all. Mrs. King was a beautiful person with a kind spirit who always made her way over to speak to me whenever I came home and attended the Shaw Chapel with my parents. We will be praying for strength and comfort for all of you. Love, Michelle Griffin-Gorham and The Entire Griffin Family,Willie, Elizabeth, Marcus, Lacresha, and Tenae
Calvin, Brooke, and Amber,
I just wanted y’all to know that I thought the world of Bertha! I was blessed to work with her for 12 years. Not only was she an amazing SLP, she was an amazing friend. I loved to hear her laugh. She talked about y’all all the time. Praying for comfort and peace for all of you.
I heart is so heavy. I have know Bertha for over 55 years. We went to high school together at Harrison Central High School where we were cheerleaders together. Bertha is not only a classmate but she was family. Our families were united though marriage. Bertha never changed, she was always loving and kind to all she came in contact with. I will miss her and I will always cherish our friendship and love.To the king family I offer my sincere condolences. ❤️
Bertha touched so many lives in the very best way. I’m grateful I got the chance to know him/her as both a colleague and a friend. Keeping your family in my warmest thoughts as you navigate this difficult time — and wishing you hope and healing.
To The King Family,
Our condolences and prayers go out to the family.
She will be deeply missed. She always had a smiling face when we saw her. She was a lovely person. We will miss her. We have known her for many years. The school and sitting from her at SHAW AFB CHAPEL. We will always keep you all in prayers.
From The MOSQUERO FAMILY
GRACIE, MALEKA, SALEKA, & KIMBERLY
My deepest sympathy and prayers. May God keep you all in his care. 💕
To the King family,
I worked with Mrs. King at High Hills Elementary School. She always had a great smile that would brighten my day. May God continue to bless and keep you all. May He bless your memories of her beauty and love each and every day.
My heart is truly broken. Ms. King was my speech therapist for many years between High Hills and Hillcrest. I dearly loved her. My students looked forward to her visits each week. We always talked about our families and life! She even saw my son when he was small, on her own time! A beautiful soul who will be missed terribly. My prayers are with you in the days and weeks to come. May God provide comfort and peace.
Caring thoughts and prayers for the King family!
B. Rice-Robinson
Sumter School District family
To the King family,
Our hearts and Love go out to your family. May God continue to bless you all. We are sending prayers.
Love ♥️
Lisa, Bill, Electra, Brittany and BJ
(From New York)
To the King family, I offer condolences and prayers of peace and comfort on the passing of my beautiful friend Bertha. I still think fondly of our times together at High Hills Elementary School. On Thanksgiving Day, I found the handwritten recipe she gave me, and I used it to bake for my family. The sweetest, kindest soul with an infectious laugh and indelible love for the children she worked with, I will always treasure the times we shared.
Mrs King was a light in our Protestant Service at Shaw AFB Chapel. Condolences to the King family from Shaw Chapel; she will be missed.
To the King Family, I send my sincere Condolences to you all. I met Mrs. King when she was my son’s Speech Therapist at High Hills Elementary School. I LOVED her passion to inspire her students to reach and exceed all expectations set for them. She was apart of my son’s journey to be all he could be. Just know that her spirit will be with you all continously.
Sending my condolences to the King family at this time. Praying for your peace and may she rest in peace.
To her daughter Amber, my former coworker. I am so sorry for your loss. Please know you are all in my prayers for our loving heavenly Father’s comfort.
To the family, I offer my sincere condolences. Bertha and I met at Mississippi University for Women when we were pursuing our degrees in Speech-Language Pathology. We later became military wives and lived near one another on Columbus Air Force Base in MS. We would often visit, laugh, and have delightful conversations. She even provided the middle name for my first child. Bertha was beautiful in appearance and had such a sweet spirit that I will always remember.
We are deeply saddened to hear of Bertha’s transition. Our memories of her for over 25 years are beautiful, kind, loving, and compassionate. In my working relationship, she was the absolute best, her passion for our families far exceeded expectations. “BK” as I called her, we were the King and Queen on the hill while working at HHE, and for the remainder years in the district, we were not only colleagues, but friends. Her love for my family is unforgettable. I will miss her smile and our conversations. Praying for comfort and peace. Rest in peace my friend. Love Phaedra Carolina(aka Phaedra Queen) and family, Ryan, Joshua, Gabrielle and Seth.
My heartfelt condolences to the family.
To Calvin, Amber and Brook, please know that Bertha’s kind heart and spirit filled soul will surely be missed. I sincerely pray that in the days, months and years to come that your loving memories of her will give you peace and comfort.
Mr. Calvin, Amber and Brook. Words cannot express how sorry we are to hear about Ms. Bertha. Such a beautiful person. She has always been so loving towards are family, especially to our girls Chelsea and Brandi. We are praying much for all of you. She truly will be missed. Love The Cokers
To the Family,
At some point during the 11 years I worked with Mrs, King at High Hills Elementary School, I had the opportunity to meet you all. She loved and talked about her girls and husband often. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful soul with me (and my husband- whom she got to meet and left a heart-warming impression, whenever she saw him). We will miss seeing her on her walks in the neighborhood but will cherish the joy she brought to our life just by her presence and conversations. Our pray is that the Peace of God will surround you now and always!
Calvin, Amber, Brook, Troy
I hear her voice, I see her smile, I embrace her laughter! My heart is broken. She was my dear friend and coworker in West Point, Ms. We shared so many memories and talked for hours on the phone. I will always love her❤️!
I am sending my heartfelt condolences to the family, Sorors, friends, coworkers and anyone else, who was touched by this beautiful soul. Her beautiful smile, contagious laugher, and compassion for others was truly a blessing and will be missed by so many. Calvin, Amber, and Brooke know that she meant so much to so many, and we were blessed that she was a part of our journey in this thing called life.
Dear Calvin, Amber and Brook you have my deepest sympathy. Bertha was my AKA soror and line sister at Jackson State University. She was always an honest voice of reason, common sense and humor. I pray that Christ’s Holy Spirit will comfort and keep your family and friends during this difficult time and give you peace with Bertha’s passing.
Bertha and I were freshmen together in 1977 and line sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the Fall of 1979 on the campus of Jackson State University. We later lived in the same city, as newly weds, in Columbus, MS following college and career moves in 1983. Bertha was always smart, witty, intelligent, and beautiful. She gave me a wonderful baby shower in Columbus while carrying our first child, Brittney. Bertha and I remained in contact over the years. My prayer is that the Lord will strengthen, comfort, and bring peace during this time of significant loss to Calvin, Amber, Brooke, and her family and friends now and forever more. In the Mighty Name of Jesus I pray. Amen 🙏🏽 ♥️✝️😘
It is with heavy hearts, we the faculty and staff of High Hills Elementary extends our condolences. Know that Bertha was loved and will truly be missed.
My heart is filled with sadness about the passing of my dear Soror, colleague, and friend.
Bertha was a beautiful person- outside and inside. I was blessed to have worked with her over 27 years. Grace, dignity, intelligence, wit and poise- always present- the epitome of finer womanhood!
I continue to pray for her husband and her beautiful daughters- both for now and in the days, weeks, months and years to come.
Rest In Peace, my Friend 💗
I am at a lost for words. I love you all dearly. Bertha was one of my Dearest Friends at Jackson State University. We remained close after graduation. I have so many beautiful memories that will remain close in my heart. Calvin , Amber and Brooke., you all are in my prayers during this difficult time.
Calvin, Brook and Amber, I pray that God will supply all that you need during this time. Love, Aunt Cecile and family in Gulfport, MS.
I’m at a loss for words..to the family my deepest an most heartfelt condolences
May she have eternal rest in the arms of our Lord. Bertha Butler King was our Dean of Pledges at Jackson State University, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. Our Line, Tiara of Eleven Emeralds, Fall 1980 offer our deepest condolences. 🕊️🌷
Calvin, Brook, and Amber – We send our deepest condolences. We are praying for you and your family. We love you. The Woods, Malcolm and Retha