Vidalia - Thelma King, 75, died Friday, January 31, 2003 at Bethany Nursing Home. She was a lifelong resident of Vidalia and a member of First African Baptist Church. Survivors: sister, Angela Brantley of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Gloria Jackson of Vidalia, Catherine Grooms of Chicago, IL, Lorene Traylor of Miami, FL, and Helen Walton of Winter Park, FL; brothers, Walter Robinson of Vidalia. Visitation: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Friday, February 7 at the funeral home. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 8 at First African Baptist Church. Burial: East Park Cemetery, Vidalia. Smalley-Brown Funeral Home Savannah Morning News, February 6, 2003