there is a death in 1917, Bourne. March qrt, Joseph King aged 87 yrs .
what do you think 
It depends if you can prove he was alive in the intervening period ... there was also one buried at Witham on the Hill 5 Jan 1859 aged 27.
The one you found was probably
1901
Church St, Thurlby
Joseph KING 70 Ordinary AgLab, Thurlby
Ann 64 Bourne
Sarah A TAYLOR (dau,mar) 40 Thurlby
Annie M KING (dau,unm) 36 Thurlby
Henry TAYLOR (son in law) 43 Groom and Gardener, Notts Carlton
Grace E DARBY (gr dau) 14 Northants Walton
Ethel M 13 Ditto
Arthur W 11 Lincs Thurlby
Gladys TAYLOR (gr dau) 6 Lincs Thurlby