Background
King, Mary Smothers was born on October 28, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Dwight Dewitt and Lillian Helen (Flowers) Smothers.
King, Mary Smothers was born on October 28, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Dwight Dewitt and Lillian Helen (Flowers) Smothers.
Student, McNeese University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1967. Bachelor of Music, McNeese University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1965. Master of Arts, Corpus Christi State University, Texas, 1985.
Flight attendant, American Air Lines, Buffalo, 1962; paralegal, Private Law Practice, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1967-1978; general manager, Lake Charles Symphony, Louisiana, 1978-1981; assistant controller, White River Drilling Company, Corpus Christi, Texas executive assistant, Zoom, Inc. Production Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1982-1984; executive director, Camp Fire Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, 1984-1985; executive director, United Service Organizations of S. Texas, Inc., Corpus Christi, 1985-1991; general manager, PSYTEP Corporation, 1991-1992; master's level counselor, Quinco Mental Health Center, Savannah, Tennessee, 1992-1998; Master's level counselor, Cold Creek Correctional Facility, Henning, Tennessee, since 1998. Board directors Lake Charles Symphony, Louisiana, 1975-1978, Heart Association, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1974, Bethune Day Care Center, Corpus Christi Texas, since 1987.
Secretary Junior League Lake Charles Louisiana, 1971-1973. Campaign manager Pol. Race for District Judge Calcasieu & Cameron Parishes, Louisiana 1978-1979.La.
1978-1979. Member Junior League Corpus Christi, National Association Female Executives, Young Men's Business Auxiliary Club Lake Charles (President 1966-1967), Lake Charles Club (President 1970-1971), Kiwanis Lions Club, American Business Women's Clubs, Rotary Corpus Christi, Rotary Savannah.
Married Charles Stirling King, January 18, 1963 (deceased 1982). Children: Lillian Lee, Frances Elizabeth, Mary Nell.