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Alberta King's Death

Born (Birthday) September 13, 1904

Death Date June 30, 1974

Age of Death 69 years

Cause of Death Firearm

Profession Family Member

The family member Alberta King died at the age of 69. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Tragically, several years after the assassination of her famous son, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., Alberta King was also murdered. Her shooter confronted her in the Ebenezer Baptist Church where her son, husband, and father had all preached.

Born Alberta Christine Williams, she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, as the daughter of Jenny Celeste Parks and Reverend Adam McNeil Williams. Her marriage to Martin Luther King, Sr. resulted in three children: Martin Luther King, Jr., Christine King Farris, and Alfred Daniel Williams King I.