Robert King, Scotland’s longest-serving councillor, has died at the age of 93.
A Scots Guard veteran, Mr King was provost of Kirkcaldy District for more than 20 years until he retired from politics in 1995. He was presented with the Freedom of Kirkcaldy District the following year.
Born in Kinghorn, Mr King was one of six children and spent his childhood in Kirkcaldy. During the Second World War, he saw action in Africa and Europe and continued his affiliation with the Scots Guards as a member of the association.
A bricklayer to trade, he married wife Fay in 1947 and the couple had three children, David, Bob and Brenda. The family moved to Woodside, Glenrothes, in 1953 when Mr King was actively involved in building housing for the new town.
He was the local representative for the Builders’ Union and campaigned for improved conditions and wages for his fellow workers. He then joined the Labour party and was elected councillor for Woodside.
Mr King was also involved in other organisations including Glenrothes Development Corporation, Fife Health Board, the Scottish Ambulance Association and the Forth River Purification Board.
He was awarded an OBE in 1991 for services to the community.
After Fay’s death in 1999, Mr King lived in the family home until last year when he moved to Alan McLure Care Home in Glenrothes.
He is survived by his children, grand-children and great-grandchildren.