Obituary of Constance Alva King

Constance “Alva” King, 95, of Putnam, died Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Westview Heath Center in Dayville, CT. She was the devoted wife of Russell B. King. They were married in 1942 in Putnam, he passed away in 2008. She was born in Newport, RI on May 21, 1921, daughter of Henry and Matilda Constance (Hird) Burgess. She was a 1938 graduate of Putnam High School and received a Secretarial Degree from Bryant College, after graduation she worked in the Putnam office of the Telephone Company in the 1940’s. Alva made her home in Putnam most of her life, she enjoyed her summers at Alexander Lake in Dayville for over 60 years. Alva was a member of the Putnam High School Alumni Association for many years. Alva was a member of the St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Putnam and the Living Faith United Methodist Church, serving as a trustee and on several Committees and Boards. She was one of the oldest members of the Women’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital and had volunteered for several years as an escort and in the coffee shop. Alva was a member of the St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Putnam and the Living Faith United Methodist Church, serving as a trustee and on several Committees and Boards. She was one of the oldest members of the Women’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital and had volunteered for several years as an escort and in the coffee shop. Alva was a member of the Kum–Two Its of the Methodist Church and the Cotillion Club in the 60’s and 70’s. She leaves her daughter Janice King Marsan and her husband Gerard of Easton, MA, her son Gregory King and his wife Deborah of Putnam, her grandchildren Elizabeth King and Douglas King both of Putnam, her brother Russell Burgess of Eastham, MA and her sister Beverly McNally and her husband Frank of Brooklyn, fives nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister-in-law Gertrude Burgess. A Celebration of Alva’s Life will be held Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Living Faith Methodist Church, 53 Grove Street, Putnam, CT. Calling hours will be Wednesday, June 15, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam. Burial in Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Alva’s memory to the Daily Bread, PO Box 281, Putnam, CT 06262. Share a memory with her family at www.smithandwalkerfh.com