Adrice Mary (Houghtaling) King, 94, of Victory, New York went to meet her Lord and Savior Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Auburn Community Hospital.

Adrice was the daughter of the late Claude and Lena (Goodsell) Houghtaling of Victory, New York. She was born and lived her entire life in Victory. She married Kenneth King of Scipio, New York November 4, 1950 at the Victory Methodist Church. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary in 2018.

They had four children: Kevin King of Victory, NY, Claudia Hales (Kevin James) of Culpeper, VA, Alesia Wayne (John) of Arbovale, WV, and Kathleen Nodine (James) of Victory, NY. Five grandchildren: Lauren Nodine, Amanda Dates (Zach), Rachel Taylor (Adam), Angela Hales (Jimmy Kriigel), and Michael Alexander Hales. Five great-grandchildren: Claire, Avery, and Laiken Dates, and Bryce and Camryn Taylor.

Adrice attended elementary school in Victory and graduated from Red Creek Central School. She attended Alfred Agricultural and Technical College. She was employed as a medical laboratory technician at the Cayuga County Medical Laboratory where she was the Supervisor of the Histology Department. She was also the Medical Laboratory Director at Mercy Hospital in Auburn, NY. Adrice was the organist at Victory Methodist Church for 81 years. She began playing the organ there when she was 13 years old. Adrice played the piano and taught piano lessons to local students as well. Her love of flowers led her to arrange the altar vases at church for many years. Adrice served as choir director
at her church and was actively involved with the Victory United Methodist Women and the Victory Senior Citizens. Adrice was career and community minded working with the American Red Cross and Cayuga County Office for the Aging. She loved to travel and took many trips after she retired.

Calling hours will be on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Victory United Methodist Church at 12302 Old State Road Victory, NY.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. at the Church. A graveside service will be at the Victory Union Cemetery following the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the Victory United Methodist Church and sent to Kathleen Nodine, Financial Secretary at 11976 State Route 38 Cato, NY 13033.

Arrangements are in care of the Keysor-Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home, Cato. www.catoredcreek.com