Mr. Nathaniel King Jr. was born on June 30, 1927 in Hamburg, Alabama to the late Nathaniel and Mary Earnestine King. He was the second oldest of four children. He accepted Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. He joined in Holy Matrimony to Creola (Horn) King, on January 23, 1946. Proverbs 18:22" Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord." He served in the armed Forces during World War II, and is a member of The Disabled American Veterans Association and the American Legion. Mr. King was educated in the Bessemer School System. He retired from Pullman Standard Company.