Richard "Rick" B. King, age 71 of Paris, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Memphis. His funeral service will be graveside at 6:00 PM Friday, July 10, 2020 at Maplewood Cemetery with Joy Weathersbee, Joe Geary, and Emily Walker officiating. Burial will follow the service and no visitation is scheduled. Richard B. King was born May 28, 1949 in Seneca, South Carolina to the late Mitt Dalrymple King and the late Rosalie Carter King. On August 17, 1974 he married Mary Jane Thompson King and she survives in Paris, Tennessee. Rick is also survived by a brother, Michael (Joan) King of Johnston, South Carolina; various cousins; God children; great God children; close friends; and the staff of Eiffel Garden in Paris. Rick graduated with a BA from Wofford College, a master of divinity from Emory University and did his post master's work at Wesley Theological Seminary. He was a longtime pastor with the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving numerous churches including Bolivar United Methodist Church as his last pastorate. There he actively worked with local government to help open the Carl Perkins Center of Hardeman County and was also their first advisory board chairman. He most enjoyed in life singing and sang with numerous choirs and musical theatre productions. Rick also enjoyed fishing and football. Memorials may be made to: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 25, Paris, TN 38242 or Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse in Paris, 204 N. Brewer St., Paris, TN 38242. Graveside Service Maplewood Cemetery Friday, July 10, 2020 6:00 PM Dunlap Street Paris, Tennessee 38242