Eleanor Johanna Christensen King, 104, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014, after a long and fulfilling life. Eleanor was born October 15, 1910, the only daughter of Louis and Anna Marie Christensen (nee Godfredson), on their farm 3 miles outside of Newell, Iowa. Eleanor was a graduate of Newell High School, where she played women's basketball. After high school, she worked for Sioux City Gas and Electric, before marrying James Robert ("Bob") King. Eleanor and Bob met while singing in the choir at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City, and were married there on June 17, 1936. Bob's work career in broadcasting, government service, and management of several Chambers of Commerce took the family to Yankton, SD, Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Bethesda, MD, Owensboro, KY, Albuquerque, NM, and St. Louis, MO. In St. Louis, Eleanor was the Head Bookkeeper for Dairy Queen International from 1961 to 1968. When that office relocated to Minneapolis, she continued working as a Bookkeeper for a certified public accountant and a real estate office in St. Louis, before retiring in 1969. For over 18 years in their retirement, Eleanor and Bob provided monthly musical entertainment to 54 nursing homes in the St. Louis area. Bob played the organ; Eleanor led the singing. That volunteer service was recognized multiple times in St. Louis-area newspapers. Over the years, Eleanor was very active in church life, teaching Sunday school, singing in Church choirs, and participating in women's circles and mission work. She relocated to Springfield, Missouri in 2003, and at the time of her death was a member of Schweitzer United Methodist Church. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and two brothers, Arnold and Harold Christensen. She is survived by two sons, James King, of St. Louis, and Paul King, of Springfield, as well as Paul's wife, Gail, and their 22-year-old triplet boys, Brian, Eric, and Todd, and a nephew, William Christensen, and his wife, Pat, of Taylors, South Carolina, and their son, Sean and his family of Roswell, Georgia. A visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Gorman-Sharpf Funeral Home. A short service at Nain Lutheran Church and burial will follow in Newell, Iowa, on a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the James Robert ("Bob") and Eleanor J. King Memorial Fund, established in honor of their triplet grandsons, Brian, Eric, and Todd King, all 2014 graduates of Central Methodist University, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, Missouri 65248. Eleanor's family wishes to personally thank the many people who have visited, written to, and otherwise stayed in touch with Eleanor over the years, as well as the staff of Brookhaven Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Springfield, where Eleanor spent the last three years of her life.