Bobbie Jean (King) Orick, age 78, of La Follette

Bobbie Jean (King) Orick, age 78, of La Follette, Tennessee passed awa yMonday morning, May 17, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family.

Bobbie was born on February 9, 1943, to the late Clarence H. King and Hazel (Byrd) King in Clairfield, TN.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of La Follette.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Charlie Lively; sister-in-law, Henrietta King; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Ann and Louis Bollinger, and Nadine Orick and Dave.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Murial Orick, of La Follette; son, Timothy Orick, and wife, Lorna, of Baltimore, Maryland; daughter, Sherry Dotson, and husband, Allen, of Knoxville, TN; four grandchildren, Whitney Dotson, Ashley Dotson, Joshua Dotson, and Becca Kroupa, and husband, Kevin; and one great-grand baby on the way; brother, Verlin King, of Wooldridge, TN; and a host of other friends, neighbors, and other relatives to mourn her passing.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday, May 20, 2021, from noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Cox & Son Funeral Home Chapel.

The funeral will immediately follow on Thursday afternoon, May 20, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Josh Dotson officiating.  Special music will be provided by Whitney Dotson and Ashley Dotson.

Interment will follow in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery located in the White Oak Community of Campbell County, TN.

Pallbearers will be Murial Orick, Timothy Orick, Robert McDonie, David McDonie, and Devin McDonie.

Cox & Son Funeral Home of Jellico is in charge of all arrangements.