ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Naomi Ruth Barber King, sister-in-law to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died at the age of 92, the A.D. King Foundation announced Thursday.
Naomi was the wife of Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King, a Baptist minister and the younger brother of MLK, Jr. She was a matriarch of the family. Known as the “Butterfly Queen” she was a civil rights activist, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and a beacon of light to the churches and communities she served, the foundation said.
“She was a woman of quiet dignity, overcoming strength, and steadfast support to her husband, family, and circles of influence within and beyond Atlanta,” the foundation said in a release.
After the death of her husband, Naomi established the A.D. King Foundation in his honor and dedicated her time to empowering young women and developing strategies toward nonviolent social change.
“We are comforted with the assurance that Mrs. King is now in her eternal home in the presence of her Savior and that she was met in Heaven by her husband, A.D. King; her brother-in-law, Martin Luther King Jr; her sister-in-law, Coretta Scott King; her daughter, Darlene King; and her sons, Alfred King II and Vernon King. She is survived by her daughter, Alveda King; her son, Derek King; as well as several grandchildren,” the A.D. King Foundation said in a release.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the A.D. King Foundation.
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