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Billie Joe Queen

Male 1934 - 1986  (52 years)


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  • Name Billie Joe Queen 
    Born 9 Mar 1934  Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Mar 1986  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Mar 1986  Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5855  Rossville
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2021 

    Father Creed T Queen 
    Mother Hallie E Hays Queen 
    Married 15 May 1915  Caldonia, Washington County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Queen, Creed and Hallie 1
    Anniversary- Queen, Creed and Hallie 1
    Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Queen married thirty-five years

    Mrs. Edgar Blush entertained with a dinner at her home in the Grove community, May 14, in honor of her parents' thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.

    Those present at the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Queen, Calvin, Davis and Bill; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Queen, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Reese and Linda Kay; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Edwards and Sandra Sue; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bush [sic Blush] and Terry.
    Anniversary- Queen, Creed and Hallie 2
    Anniversary- Queen, Creed and Hallie 2
    Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Queen will be honored guests at an open house May 16 at the Grove Community Hall in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.

    The open house hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and guests will be received by their children. No invitations are being issued but friends and relatives are asked to call. The couple requests that no gifts be presented.

    Mr. and Mrs. Queen were married May 15, 1915 at Caldonia, Missouri, and have lived in the Grove community for 31 years. Mr. Queen was section foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years until he retired eight years ago.

    Mr. and Mrs.; Queen are the parents of seven children, Mrs. Geraldine Edwards, Junction City; Mrs. Ruth Blush, Silver Lake; Mrs. Imogene Reese, Tecumseh; Mrs. Doris Anderson, Topeka; Calvin Queen, Lakewood, California; Donald Queen, Silver Lake and Bill Queen, Silver Lake.

    There are 13 grandchildren.
    Family ID F5818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irene Frances Bullock Smith Queen Miller,   b. 1 Feb 1920, Vermillion, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1997, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1965  Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2019 01:24:38 
    Family ID F3781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Mar 1934 - Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Aug 1965 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Mar 1986 - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Queen, Billie 1
    Obituary- Queen, Billie 1
    Billie Jo Queen
    Billie Joe Queen, 52, 219 Waite, died early Monday, March 17, at a Topeka hospital. He had been ill several years.

    Mr. Queen was employed by Victory Sand and Gravel Inc., before he retired because of ill health in 1976.

    He was born March 9, 1934, in the Grove community north of Silver Lake, the son of C.T. and Hallie Hays Queen. He lived in the Silver Lake community until he moved to Topeka in 1965.

    He was married to Irene Smith Aug. 11, 1965, at Enid, Okla. She survives. A stepgrandson, Bobby Mohler, died Jan. 4, 1971.

    Other survivors include four step-daughters, Mrs. Elaine M. Mohler, Silver Lake, Mrs. Marilyn I. Laird and Mrs. Janice Kies, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis McKinney, Lawrence; a stepson, Ray E. Smith, San Bruno, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Geraldine Edwards and Mrs. Ruth Blush, both of Silver Lake, Mrs. Imogene Reese, Tecumseh, and Mrs. Doris Anderson, Osage City; a brother, Donald W. Queen, Silver Lake; 14 stepgrandchildren and two step-great-granddaughters.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery north of Silver Lake. Mr. Queen will lie in state until service time at the funeral home, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. The casket will be closed at the service hour. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church or the United Methodist Church, both at Silver Lake, 66539.
    Obituary- Queen, Billie 2
    Obituary- Queen, Billie 2
    Billie Joe Queen
    Billie Joe Queen, Topeka, died Monday, March 17, 1986, at a Topeka hospital. He had been ill several years.

    Mr. Queen was employed by Victory Sand and Gravel, Inc., before he retired because of ill health in 1976.

    He was born March 9, 1934, in the Grove community north of Silver Lake, the son of C.T. and Hallie Hays Queen. He lived in the Silver Lake community until he moved to Topeka in 1965.

    He was married to Irene Smith August 11, 1965, at Enid, Okla. She survives. A step grandson, Bobby Mohler, died January 4, 1971.

    Other survivors include four stepdaughters, Mrs. Elaine M. Mohler, Silver Lake, Mrs. Marilyn I. Laird and Mrs. Janice Kies, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis McKinney, Lawrence; a stepson, Ray E. Smith, San Bruno, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Geraldine Edwards and Mrs. Ruth Blush, both of Silver Lake, Mrs. Imogene Reese, Tecumseh, and Mrs. Doris Anderson, Osage City; a brother, Donald W. Queen, Silver Lake; 14 step grandchildren and two step-great-granddaughters.

    Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home. Burial was in Walnut Hill Cemetery north of Silver Lake. Relatives and friends met from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

    Memorial contributions may be made to first Baptist Church or the United Methodist Church, both at Silver Lake, Ks. 66539.