Viola P. King, 89, of Bristol, passed away on the morning of July 15 at her home. Born in No. Edgecomb on Nov. 28, 1919, she was the daughter of John and Etta (Dodge) Pitcher.
Viola (“Vi”) attended local schools, graduating from Lincoln Academy. During WWII, she went to work at Bath Iron Works where she met her future husband Stan. She was a waitress for many years at the Ledges Inn in Wiscasset and later on at the Dodge Inn before retiring.
Stan and Vi always opened their home and hearts and Vi loved entertaining family and friends.
Though she did not drive, the family car was trained to stop at all yard sales. Vi loved to go to yard sales and then take her “finds” to the Foster Flea Market on Sundays. She and her two sisters had their tables in the front row next to each other for many years.
She loved being on Biscay Pond and in recent years she also came to love going to Florida for a few months to escape the cold. She enjoyed working in the garden and in the winter she and Stan were avid snowmobilers and belonged to the local snowmobile club for many years.
In recent years she developed a great fondness for casinos. She loved to go to Mohegan and Foxwoods as well as the casinos in Florida.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by four siblings, Annie Hutchings, Kathryn Gale, John Pitcher and Byron Pitcher; as well as her loving husband, Stanley King.
Vi is survived by her daughter, Judy King of Bristol and her beloved Brikka.
Vi or “Aunnie Y” has numerous nieces, nephews, their spouses and families that brought her untold joy through the years. She was predeceased by her nephews, Weston (Wessy) Pitcher and Bruce Hutchings. She is survived by J. O. (Ormie) and Brenda Pitcher Jr., Waldo (Wally) and Jeanette Pitcher, Steve and Carolyn Pitcher, Debby (Pitcher) and Reed McKenney, Coleman Hutchings, Nancy (Hutchings) Thorndike, Rita (Hutchings) Nichols and Gary Pitcher.
If you would like to make a donation in Vi’s name to Hospice you may send it to Kno-Wal-Lin, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841.
At Vi’s request, services will be private.
Condolences for the family may be expressed at www.StrongHancock.com.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
