Rosaline King, 84, of Westport, passed away at 5:24 p.m. on Saturday, April 8,
2023, at the Franciscan Hospice House in Indianapolis. She was born on March 17,
1939, in Columbus, the daughter of William Donald and Delpha Lavah (Romine)
Tuttle. She was a lifelong resident of Bartholomew and Decatur Counties. She
graduated from Sandcreek High School in 1956 and worked for Cosco Manufacturing
Co. for 20 years. She was a member of the Westport Baptist Church. She enjoyed
collecting dolls. She married James Richard King in North Vernon, on April 13,
1959, and he preceded her in death on January 24, 2022. She is survived by her
daughter, Tina Lavah (Gregory) Cunningham of Westport; her sons, Richard Dean
(Melinda) King of Hope, Robert Alan King, and Rodney Joe (Nicole) King both of
Westport; her sister, Phyllis Ruth (Jerry) Clarkson of North Vernon; her
brother, Stan Edwin Tuttle of Scipio; her 15 grandchildren and 14 great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim King
and her brothers, Robert Earl Tuttle and Donald Ray Tuttle. The funeral service
will be conducted 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Bass & Gasper
Funeral Home in Westport with Pastor Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will
follow at the Westport Cemetery. Friends may call at the Bass & Gasper Funeral
Home on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Westport Baptist Church or the American Cancer
Society through the funeral home. Online condolences can be made to the family
at www.bassgasper.com