Carlton King

Carlton Anthony “Tony” King, age 88, of Vermontville, NY passed away at the Adirondack Medical Center – Saranac Lake on Friday December 29, 2023 with his loving wife by his side.

Tony was born on September 5, 1935 in Malone, NY the son of Wallace J. and Lydia (Perry) King. He married the love of his life Phyllis M. Johnson on September 20, 1958 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Bloomingdale, NY.

Tony grew up in Malone, NY where he worked on various farms in the Malone area. When he met Phyllis, he moved to Bloomingdale, NY and worked for Tom Norman. In 1961, Tony started working for the Saranac Lake News Company (later Burns News) until his retirement in 1997. Tony loved to cook, work with wood and make furniture. He treasured the time he spent as the treasurer of the Town of Franklin 55+ club.

Tony is survived by his wife of 65 years Phyllis, his brothers: Kenneth (Lila) King of Burke, NY and Gerald (Peggy) King of Ohio, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Tony was preceded in death by his mother and father, his sisters: Louella King, Evelyn Boileau and Patricia Poirier, and his brothers: Leonard, Roy, Robert, Francis (Howard), Wallace (Pete)and Richard.

Funeral Arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. At Tony’s request there will be no public calling hours, a mass a Christian burial will take place on Thursday January 4, 2024 at 11:00am at Church of the Assumption in Gabriels, NY. with the Reverend Martin Cline officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Union Cemetery in Vermontville in the family lot.

Family and friends wishing to remember Carlton “Tony” King may make a memorial contribution to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad or the Adirondack Medical Center Dialysis Unit in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at www.fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.