Donald Wayne Queen

1929 - 1993  (63 years)

• Name	Donald Wayne Queen
  Nickname	Pete
  Born	3 Apr 1929	Beverly, Lincoln County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Mar 1993	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5857	Rossville
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Creed T Queen
  Mother	Hallie E Hays Queen
  Married	15 May 1915	Caldonia, Washington County, Missouri
  Documents		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 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	Helen Louise Spears Queen Siegel Cook Miller,   b. 28 Jul 1929, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Jul 2020  (Age 91 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1950	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Earl Wayne Queen,   b. 29 Apr 1951, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Oct 1967, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 16 years) + 2. Douglas Joe Queen,   b. 10 May 1959   3. Rita Lou Queen Umscheid Elder Estelle   4. John Lee Queen
  Documents		Bridal Shower- Spears, Helen Guests entertained at a Bridal supper Saturday evening, April 8th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Spears were Miss Helen Louise Spears, Mr. Donald Queen, Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Queen, Mr. Phil Runkle, Miss Ruth Spears, Miss Doris Queen, Miss Sandra Edwards, Miss Barbara Jean Spears, Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. Don Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Don Berkey, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Vilven, Wamego; and Mr. Calvin Queen.
  		Marriage- Spears, Helen-Queen, Donald Spears-Queen Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Spears of Rossville, Kansas, announce the marriage of their daughter, Helen Louise, to Mr. Donald Wayne Queen, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Queen of Silver Lake, Kansas. The wedding took place Sunday, April 9, at 3 o'clock at the Rossville Methodist church. The Rev. Don Jones performed the ceremony before an altar decorated with palms, a large basket of Easter lilies and white candelabra. The pews were decorated with white satin bows. Mrs. Irene Campbell, violinist, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Jane Berkey at the piano, played nuptial selections before the ceremony including, "To A Wild Rose," "One Alone," and "Ave Maria." Mrs. Mary Jane Berkey sang "If I Could Tell You," and "Because," preceding the ceremony and "Wedding Prayer" at the close of the ceremony. She was accompanied by Mrs. Irene Campbell at the piano, who also played the traditional wedding marches. White tapers in candelabra at each side were lighted by little Miss Barbara Jean Spears, cousin of the bride, and little Miss Sandra Edwards, niece of the groom. They wore identical floor-length dresses of yellow satin trimmed with white lace and caught up in front colonial style. They wore matching mitts and halos of yellow carnations. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in her gown of white bridal satin designed with fitted bodice, long pointed sleeves and a yoke of nylon net trimmed with orange blossoms. The full skirt, caught up in front colonial style with orange blossoms ended in a aisle-wide train edged with French lace. The finger-tip veil of bridal illusion trimmed with French lace, was held in place by a tiara of orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of red roses. Miss Ruth Spears, sister of the bride was maid of honor. She wore a gown of mauve satin styled with off shoulder neckline, bertha collar, fitted bodice and full skirt. She wore matching net mitts and shoulder length veil held by a halo of satin and carried a flower fan of yellow carnations. Miss Doris Queen, twin sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and wore a baby blue satin gown styled like that of maid of honor. She also wore matching net mitts and shoulder length veil held by a halo of blue satin and carried a flower fan of yellow carnations. Mr. Phil Runkle, Silver Lake, served as best man. Ushers were Mr. Calvin Queen, brother of the groom and Mr. Wallace Vilven, cousin of the bride. For her daughters wedding, Mrs. Spears chose a powder blue crepe dress with a yoke of lace, navy blue accessories and a corsage of white camellias. Mrs. Queen, mother of the groom, wore a coral pink crepe dress, black accessories and a corsage of white camellias. Mrs. Henry Smatla had charge of the guest book. A reception for all present followed immediately after the ceremony in the church parlor. The four tiered wedding cake was cut by Mrs. Wallace Vilven, aunt of the bride, served punch from a bowl containing lime punch topped with small flowers floating on orange slices. Other assisting friends were Mrs. Ralph Page, Mrs. Homer Reid and Mrs. James Wade, all of Rossville and Mrs. Bruce Laughlin of Oskaloosa. For traveling the bride chose a brown fine-checked, three piece suit, accessories of red and honey tan, and a corsage of red roses. After a week's wedding trip to Galveston, Texas, the couple will be at home at 735 Poplar, Topeka. Mrs. Queen, a graduate of Rossville High School, attended Kansas State College one year at at present is employed by the Central National Bank of Topeka. Mr. Queen, a graduate of Silver Lake High School, is employed by the Santa Fe at Topeka. --- Out of town guests attending the wedding of Miss Helen Spears and Mr. Donald Queen, Sunday afternoon April 9, were: Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Reese, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Geyer, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kerr, Mrs. Jessie Corbet, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tucker, Mrs. Rebecca May Crosk, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Martin, of Topeka; Mr. Arthur Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Vilven, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Vilven, Miss Rachel Timmons, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Banks, Wamego; Miss Barbara Jean Spears, Mrs. Steve McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCormac, Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCammon, Tecumseh; Mr. and Mrs. O.E. Edwards and David, Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harkness, Satana; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Laughlin, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wilson, Mr. Robert Wilson, St. George; Miss Muriel Huggins, Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson and family, Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. James Spears, Miss Glenda Jean Lewis, Cushing, Nebraska; and Mr. Clifton W. Hays, Waldo. [From 13 Apr 1950]
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2017 16:03:02
  Family ID	F2940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Queen, Donald 1 Donald W. ‘Pete’ Queen Donald W. "Pete" Queen, 63, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 31, 1993, at his home. Mr. Queen worked in the Santa Fe Railway shops. He was born April 3, 1929, in Beverly, the son of Creed T. and Hallie E. Hays Queen. He lived in the Silver Lake and Grove communities most of his life. Mr. Queen was a member of the Railway Clerks Union. A son, Earl Queen, died in 1967. Survivors include a daughter, Rita Elder, Rocky Hill, Conn.; two sons, Douglas Queen, Rossville, and John Queen, Lees Summit, Mo.; four sisters, Geraldine Edwards and Ruth Blush, both of Silver Lake, Doris Anderson, Osage City, and Imogene Reese, Tecumseh; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery north of Silver Lake. Mr. Queen will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church in Rossville, 6533.
  		Obituary- Queen, Donald 2 Donald W. “Pete” Queen Donald W. “Pete” Queen, 63, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 31, 1993, at his home. Mr. Queen worked in the Santa Fe Railway shops. He was born April 3, 1929, in Beverly, the son of Creed T. and Hallie E. Hays Queen. He lived in the Silver Lake and Grove communities most of his life. Mr. Queen was a member of the Railway Clerks Union. A son, Earl Queen, died in 1967. Survivors include a daughter, Rita Elder, Rocky Hill, Conn.; two sons, Douglas Queen, Rossville, and John Queen, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; four sisters, Geraldine Edwards and Ruth Blush, both of Silver Lake, Doris Anderson, Osage City, and Imogene Reese, Tecumseh; and five grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday in Davidson Funeral Home. Burial was in Walnut Hill Cemetery, north of Silver Lake. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, Rossville, 66533.