Philip J. King, age 95, of St. Paris, OH passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his residence.  He was born on February 18, 1921 in Logan County, OH to the late A. Jay King and Lulu (Keenan) King.

Philip is survived by his wife of 67 years: Cleo (Bell) King; daughters: Cynthia King of Raleigh, NC and Linda (Ronald) Rogers of Richwood, OH; sons: Daniel (Susan) King of Piqua and Ronald King of Troy; brother: Ed (Judy) King of Eaton; eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister: Dorcas Hostetler and brothers:  Joseph and Paul King.

Philip was a 1939 graduate of Rosewood High School.  He was a member of the Casstown United Methodist Church.  He was a lifetime farmer and enjoyed gardening, flowers and ice cream.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy with the Rev. David Ramming officiating.  Interment will follow in the Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, OH.  The family will receive friends from 12:00PM-2:00PM on Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373 or Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, Northern Counties Office, 1201 Fairington Drive, Sidney, OH 45365.  Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.