Elvera King, age 79, of Hamill, passed away on March 27, 2017 in Winner, SD. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, March 31, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hamill. Burial will follow at Winner City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner.

Elvera, daughter of Herbert and Margaret (Larsen) Gromer born on August 16, 1937. She attended grade school in Hamill, SD and graduated from Winner High School in 1955. She married Wayne King on September 30, 1956. To this union 2 daughters were born, Barbara and Lori.

Elvera worked for her room and board while attending high school in Winner. She later worked at Outlaw Trading Post. After her marriage she worked for Dr. Backenburg's dental office as a receptionist/assistant. They moved to a farm south of Hamill and farmed. They purchased a farm southwest of Hamill in 1966. Elvera accepted a position as substitute postmaster in 1974 for Bob McEachren at the Hamill Post Office. In 1979 she became the full time postmaster in Hamill and retired in 2012. Wayne passed away in 1984, Elvera managed to keep the farm.

Elvera was a lifelong member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Hamill, SD. The family was active in 4-H club. She loved gardening and had a small greenhouse which planted a large garden therefore keeping everyone busy. She had much pride in her work and cherished the people that she worked with including Lowell Hieb and wife Cassidy of Reliance, SD.

Those grateful for her love and support  are daughters Barbara and her husband Chuck of Yankton, and Lori Stevenson of Rapid City; Grandchildren: Angela Aman and her husband Jedidiah Gaetz of New Canaan, CT, Stephanie Aman and fiancé James Willis of Chicago, IL, Katherine Stevenson of Vermillion, and Alexander Stevenson of Rapid City.; Great-Grandchildren Jonah Gaetz of New Canaan and anticipating a new great-granddaughter in July; Sister Ida Covey of Hamill, brother Don and sister-in-law Patti of Rapid City; sister-in-law Darlene King of Georgia; numerous nieces and nephews and cousins along with the many friends in the Hamill and nearby areas who shared their time to have coffee and visit with her in Hamill.

She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Wayne, brother-in-laws Wayne Covey, Lyle, Merle, and Boyd King, sister-in-laws Bertha and Lillian King.