Valera Jean Schultz King

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Valera Jean Schultz King, 70, of Tinley Park, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18 after a long illness.

Visitation will be held 1 to 2:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22 at Watson Funeral Home in Eldoardo with graveside services 3 p.m. at Lindale Memorial Gardens in Eldorado.

Mrs. King is survived by her husband of 43 years, Donald E. King of Tinley Park; a son, Gregory (Kitty) King of Mokena; grandson, Alexander King of Mokena; two stepgrandchildren; and a sister, Vickie (Lloyd) Ford of Olive Branch, Miss.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Irene Murphy Schultz; and an aunt, Margaret Murphy.

Mrs. King graduated from Eldorado Township High School and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She taught 22 years in the Tinley Park school system, where she also served as an assistant principal, retiring early because of illness.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.