Mrs. Earlene Elizabeth Slate King, age 71, of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, at St. Thomas West Hospital, in Nashville, TN. Mrs. King was born in Clarksville, TN, on March 5, 1950, to Emanuel and Elizabeth Garett Slate. Mrs. Earlene King will be cremated at Richlawn Crematory, located onsite at Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Graveside Service and Interment of Cremains will be Friday, June 18, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., at the Richlawn Cemetery in Waverly, TN. She is survived by: Husband: Tony King, New Johnsonville, TN 3 Sons: William Howard Bowen (Jeanette), Nebraska Anthony Wayne Bowen, Nashville, TN Brian Keith Bowen (Emma Elaine), Waverly, TN Brother: Tommy Slate, Clarksville, TN 5 Grandchildren: Patsy Lynn Bowen, William Allen Bowen, Briar Johnson, Morgan Bowen, & Luke William Bowen 2 Step Daughters: Tanya Marie Fogle (Jason), Spring Hill, TN Celina Carol Slavenski (T.J.), Centerville, TN 2 Step Grandchildren 3 Great Grandchildren She was preceded in death by: Daughter: Rachel Elizabeth Bowen Parents: Emanuel and Elizabeth Slate LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME 2400 Hwy. 13 North Waverly, TN 37185 Telephone 931-296-2437