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Paul Michael King, age 64, long-time Horry County educator, died on Sunday October 1, 2006. Mr. King was born on October 3, 1941, son of the late Joseph Benedict and Susie Pauline Odom King in the Canal Zone in Panama. He grew up in Charleston, SC, graduated from Bishop England High School, received a B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1964 and a Masters in Education from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1971. Between 1965 and 1970, he taught English and Social Studies at Conway High School. He coached football, basketball, track, golf, and tennis. After earning his Master's, Mr. King was the Director of Guidance at Conway High School. He then served there as a Building Administrator and Assistant Principal before leaving Conway High to work in the District Office of the Horry County Department of Education between 1978 and 1980. In 1980, Mr. King returned to Conway High as Principal, where the school received National Recognition in 1986. He left Conway High School in 1986 to become the Director of Secondary Education for the Horry County Department of Education. After his retirement in 1998, he worked as a part-time guidance counselor at Carolina Forest High School. Mr. King was a devoted member of St. James Catholic Church in Conway, where he served as an Usher, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Religious Education teacher, Child Development Center advisor, RCIA Catechist, Finance Council Member, Pastoral Council Member, member of the Council of Knights of Columbus, and Delegate to the Diocesan Synod. Surviving are Frances Earle, his loving wife of 36 years; his daughter Robyn King Ward, her husband Matt and their children, Rodney and Lee of Conway; his daughter Nicole King and her husband Bay Woods of Greenbelt, MD; and his son Paul Michael King, II of Conway. Mr. King was predeceased by his parents and his brothers Charles and Marvin. A funeral Mass will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday from St. James Catholic Church in Conway with Father Rick LeBrecque officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice & Palliative Care, PO Box 50640, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 or St. James Catholic Church, 1071 Academy Drive, Conway, SC 25526.