Mary Ella King, 72, died June 11, 2011 at her Great Bend, Kansas, home. She was born June 27, 1938 at Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Carol Elby and Ella Rose (Hartman) Miller. She married William T. King June 28, 1959 at Lawrence. Mary was a 1959 graduate of the University of Kansas. She was a home economics and mathematics teacher at Argentine High School in the Kansas City, Kansas school system. Mary was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since July, 1965, coming from Prairie Village, Kansas. She was a deposition proofer for Turner and Boisseau and an insurance clerk for her husbands medical practice. Mary was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served as CE director, elder and deacon. In addition, she was a long-time member of P. E. O. Chapter FS, Pilot Club, FCE and League of Women Voters, holding various offices. She was a Girl Scout Troop leader and a Junior Golf coordinator. Mary was also active in school-related activities. She worked to implement a stoplight at Broadway and McKinley so the students at Eisenhower Elementary School could safely cross Broadway and she worked to get the school lunch program started in Great Bend schools. Later, she served fourteen years on the Unified School District 428 Board of Education. Mary was recipient of the Barton Community College Foundation Distinguished Service Award in 2011. Survivors include her husband, William T. King, M. D., of the home; one son, Wm. Russell King and wife Susan Clevenger, Overland Park, Kansas; three daughters: Carolee Hoffman and husband Scott, Basehor, Kansas; Pamela Marie Tracy and husband Kenny, Great Bend; and Roberta Sue King, PhD, and husband Louis Soloff, Narragansett, Rhode Island; six grandchildren: Justin Tracy, Katly Tracy, Ryan King, Evan King, Robin King, and Curtis Soloff; and two great-grandchildren: Jack Tracy and Logan Tracy. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Dr. Scott V. Solether will officiate. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family present from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 17, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Barton Community College Foundation: Mary King Scholarship for the Arts, in care of the funeral home.