Coretta (Scott) King 1927 - 2006

Coretta Scott (Scott) King of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on April 28, 1927 in Heiberger, Perry County, Alabama United States. She was married to Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 18, 1953 in Heiberger, Perry County, AL, and they were together until Martin's death on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Shelby County, TN. She had children Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King. Coretta King died at age 78 years old on January 30, 2006 in Rosarito, Rosarito Beach Municipality County, Baja California Mexico, and was buried on February 7, 2006 in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia United States.