Margaret "Candy" (Landers) King
Marriages
Gordon King - September 6, 1957
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 9C - December 10, 2023
Margaret “Candy” King
peacefully passed away on
December 2nd at Larchwood
Nursing Home in Grand
Junction, Colorado, surrounded by her loving family.
Candy was born on
September 1, 1936, in
Jackson County (Altus),
Oklahoma, to Marvin and
Margaret Landers. She is
survived by her devoted husband, Gordon, her son Roger
(Kathy), grandsons Colby (Tammy), Dallin (Sarah), and
Kaden, her granddaughters Ashley Sparks (Josh) and
Brittany, as well as her cherished great-grandchildren
Emilyn, Adelaide, Bailey, Brooke, Helam, Auriella, and
Carson. Candy was preceded in death by her son Gordon
Ray, her father and mother Marvin and Margaret Landers,
and her sister Ann Clem.
Candy loved to teach children to read, and taught first
grade in Roswell, Dexter, and Farmington, New Mexico.
She attended Levelland High School in Levelland, Texas,
and graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in
Portales in 1960. During her time at Eastern, she was a majorette in the marching band and was selected as homecoming queen fall of 1956. On September 6, 1957, she married
the love of her life, Gordon King, and they celebrated 66
amazing years of marriage.
Candy enjoyed being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend to many. She was very creative
and had a passion for drawing and painting. Candy was
very kind, and loved making friends. She also had a fondness for slot machines.
Candy’s remains have been cremated, and a celebration
of her life will be held in Dolores, Colorado, in the summer
of 2024, with the exact date to be determined.
In memory of Candy, please consider making donations to The Alzheimer’s Foundation or Shriners Children’s
Hospital.
