Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on Thursday. She was 95. Her death was announced by her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, in a statement.

Christine King Farris smiles while watching President Barack Obama from Ebenezer Baptist Church following the 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service in Atlanta, January 21, 2013.

Christine King Farris, the older sister of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., died Thursday at age 95, her family announced. Farris was the last living sibling of King and helped maintain … ...

Christine King Farris, the older sister of Martin Luther King Jr., and an esteemed educator and civil rights activist in her own right, died Thursday at age 95, the King Center announced.

Willie Christine King Farris, the last sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. and a retired professor at Spelman College, has died. Her family announced her passing on Thursday. She was 95.

Christine King Farris died peacefully at age 95, according to the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. REUTERS “Jill and I are saddened to learn of her peaceful passing today in ...

Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, in ...

Christine King Farris smiles while watching President Barack Obama from Ebenezer Baptist Church following the 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service in Atlanta, January 21, 2013.

Farris was born Willie Christine King on Sept. 11, 1927, in Atlanta. She was the first child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Christine Williams King.

Christine King Farris stands after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service, Jan. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. By Associated Press. UPDATED: June 29, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT.

Civil rights leader Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the age of 95. Christine King Farris graduated from Spelman College in 1948 and earned ...

Christine King Farris, who was the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and wrote two children’s books on the civil rights leader’s life, died June 29 in Atlanta.