Verner King

Title

Verner King

Description

Owner Southside Food Center, Food King

Biographical Text

Verner King opened his first grocery store in 1955 with $700 saved from his service in the US Navy. This South Main Street store was called Southside Food Center. In 1980, when the new railroad overpass took his property, he moved to Pennsylvania Avenue, renaming the store Food King. The store closed in 1985.

Bibliography

Belcher, Ray, and Joada P. Hiatt.
Legendary Locals of Greer, South Carolina.
Arcadia Publishing, 2012.

Relation

Wooden Store Display used at Food King