Waynesville, Margaret Lois Pryor Queen died in an accident involving her car on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at her home, Queen's Farm, at Dellwood Road, Waynesville. She was 86.
In good health her whole life, Lois was a vibrant, joyous, fun-loving person. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed world travel with her husband and family. She enjoyed cooking from her vegetable garden and attending Maple Grove United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school.
She was born the ninth of twelve children of Edna Huntley and Will Pryor of Middle Fork in Henderson County. Lois Queen was a schoolteacher and elementary principal in the North Carolina and Fairfax County, Virginia school systems through the 1950s and 1960s. After returning from Virginia in 1972, she became the director of the Southwestern Child Development Commission, providing developmental day care for the western seven counties of North Carolina. She continued her advocacy for children as the chair of the North Carolina Day Care Commission in the 1980s. During her retirement, she served on the board of Southwestern Child Development Commission and REACH of Haywood County.
She was the mother of six children, James R. Queen, Jr., of Lexington, NC, Sara M. "Buffy" Queen, Waynesville, Susan R. Queen, Swannanoa, Frank G. Queen, Waynesville, George P. Queen, Waynesville, and Sam L. Queen. Her husband, J. Richard Queen, and son, Sam L. Queen, predeceased her. She was the beloved grandmother of James R. Queen, III ("Jay"), Lisa Jo Queen, Carly Susan Queen and Grace Ellen Queen. Of her eleven siblings, she is survived by her youngest sister, Edna Jo Pryor Allman of Winston-Salem as well as many loved nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends.
Lois Queen graduated as the first female physical education major from Western Carolina Teachers College in 1942 and was voted by her classmates as "Most Athletic." After a stint during World War II as a lifeguard at Camp Butner in Oxford, North Carolina, she married James Richard Queen of Waynesville on Dec. 24, 1946. They raised their family at Queen's Farm and in northern Virginia. She earned a Masters Degree in Education from American University in 1969 while working as a school principal. She was an active Democrat, including service as an alternate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In her later years, she was an active businesswoman with rental properties.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville on Sunday, July 27 from 2:00 until 3:45 p.m., with a funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery and a reception at the church will follow.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) P.O. Box 1392, Waynesville, NC 28786 or to Southwestern Child Development Commission, P.O. Box 250, Webster, NC 28788.
In good health her whole life, Lois was a vibrant, joyous, fun-loving person. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed world travel with her husband and family. She enjoyed cooking from her vegetable garden and attending Maple Grove United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school.
She was born the ninth of twelve children of Edna Huntley and Will Pryor of Middle Fork in Henderson County. Lois Queen was a schoolteacher and elementary principal in the North Carolina and Fairfax County, Virginia school systems through the 1950s and 1960s. After returning from Virginia in 1972, she became the director of the Southwestern Child Development Commission, providing developmental day care for the western seven counties of North Carolina. She continued her advocacy for children as the chair of the North Carolina Day Care Commission in the 1980s. During her retirement, she served on the board of Southwestern Child Development Commission and REACH of Haywood County.
She was the mother of six children, James R. Queen, Jr., of Lexington, NC, Sara M. "Buffy" Queen, Waynesville, Susan R. Queen, Swannanoa, Frank G. Queen, Waynesville, George P. Queen, Waynesville, and Sam L. Queen. Her husband, J. Richard Queen, and son, Sam L. Queen, predeceased her. She was the beloved grandmother of James R. Queen, III ("Jay"), Lisa Jo Queen, Carly Susan Queen and Grace Ellen Queen. Of her eleven siblings, she is survived by her youngest sister, Edna Jo Pryor Allman of Winston-Salem as well as many loved nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends.
Lois Queen graduated as the first female physical education major from Western Carolina Teachers College in 1942 and was voted by her classmates as "Most Athletic." After a stint during World War II as a lifeguard at Camp Butner in Oxford, North Carolina, she married James Richard Queen of Waynesville on Dec. 24, 1946. They raised their family at Queen's Farm and in northern Virginia. She earned a Masters Degree in Education from American University in 1969 while working as a school principal. She was an active Democrat, including service as an alternate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In her later years, she was an active businesswoman with rental properties.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville on Sunday, July 27 from 2:00 until 3:45 p.m., with a funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery and a reception at the church will follow.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) P.O. Box 1392, Waynesville, NC 28786 or to Southwestern Child Development Commission, P.O. Box 250, Webster, NC 28788.
Waynesville, Margaret Lois Pryor Queen died in an accident involving her car on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at her home, Queen's Farm, at Dellwood Road, Waynesville. She was 86.
In good health her whole life, Lois was a vibrant, joyous, fun-loving person. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed world travel with her husband and family. She enjoyed cooking from her vegetable garden and attending Maple Grove United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school.
She was born the ninth of twelve children of Edna Huntley and Will Pryor of Middle Fork in Henderson County. Lois Queen was a schoolteacher and elementary principal in the North Carolina and Fairfax County, Virginia school systems through the 1950s and 1960s. After returning from Virginia in 1972, she became the director of the Southwestern Child Development Commission, providing developmental day care for the western seven counties of North Carolina. She continued her advocacy for children as the chair of the North Carolina Day Care Commission in the 1980s. During her retirement, she served on the board of Southwestern Child Development Commission and REACH of Haywood County.
She was the mother of six children, James R. Queen, Jr., of Lexington, NC, Sara M. "Buffy" Queen, Waynesville, Susan R. Queen, Swannanoa, Frank G. Queen, Waynesville, George P. Queen, Waynesville, and Sam L. Queen. Her husband, J. Richard Queen, and son, Sam L. Queen, predeceased her. She was the beloved grandmother of James R. Queen, III ("Jay"), Lisa Jo Queen, Carly Susan Queen and Grace Ellen Queen. Of her eleven siblings, she is survived by her youngest sister, Edna Jo Pryor Allman of Winston-Salem as well as many loved nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends.
Lois Queen graduated as the first female physical education major from Western Carolina Teachers College in 1942 and was voted by her classmates as "Most Athletic." After a stint during World War II as a lifeguard at Camp Butner in Oxford, North Carolina, she married James Richard Queen of Waynesville on Dec. 24, 1946. They raised their family at Queen's Farm and in northern Virginia. She earned a Masters Degree in Education from American University in 1969 while working as a school principal. She was an active Democrat, including service as an alternate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In her later years, she was an active businesswoman with rental properties.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville on Sunday, July 27 from 2:00 until 3:45 p.m., with a funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery and a reception at the church will follow.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) P.O. Box 1392, Waynesville, NC 28786 or to Southwestern Child Development Commission, P.O. Box 250, Webster, NC 28788.
In good health her whole life, Lois was a vibrant, joyous, fun-loving person. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed world travel with her husband and family. She enjoyed cooking from her vegetable garden and attending Maple Grove United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school.
She was born the ninth of twelve children of Edna Huntley and Will Pryor of Middle Fork in Henderson County. Lois Queen was a schoolteacher and elementary principal in the North Carolina and Fairfax County, Virginia school systems through the 1950s and 1960s. After returning from Virginia in 1972, she became the director of the Southwestern Child Development Commission, providing developmental day care for the western seven counties of North Carolina. She continued her advocacy for children as the chair of the North Carolina Day Care Commission in the 1980s. During her retirement, she served on the board of Southwestern Child Development Commission and REACH of Haywood County.
She was the mother of six children, James R. Queen, Jr., of Lexington, NC, Sara M. "Buffy" Queen, Waynesville, Susan R. Queen, Swannanoa, Frank G. Queen, Waynesville, George P. Queen, Waynesville, and Sam L. Queen. Her husband, J. Richard Queen, and son, Sam L. Queen, predeceased her. She was the beloved grandmother of James R. Queen, III ("Jay"), Lisa Jo Queen, Carly Susan Queen and Grace Ellen Queen. Of her eleven siblings, she is survived by her youngest sister, Edna Jo Pryor Allman of Winston-Salem as well as many loved nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends.
Lois Queen graduated as the first female physical education major from Western Carolina Teachers College in 1942 and was voted by her classmates as "Most Athletic." After a stint during World War II as a lifeguard at Camp Butner in Oxford, North Carolina, she married James Richard Queen of Waynesville on Dec. 24, 1946. They raised their family at Queen's Farm and in northern Virginia. She earned a Masters Degree in Education from American University in 1969 while working as a school principal. She was an active Democrat, including service as an alternate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. In her later years, she was an active businesswoman with rental properties.
The family will receive friends at Wells Funeral Home in Waynesville on Sunday, July 27 from 2:00 until 3:45 p.m., with a funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery and a reception at the church will follow.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) P.O. Box 1392, Waynesville, NC 28786 or to Southwestern Child Development Commission, P.O. Box 250, Webster, NC 28788.
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Hiram Earl Pryor
1905–1998
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Susan Opal Pryor Saunders
1906–2006
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Mary Lee Thompson
1909–1962
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Willie "Paul" Pryor
1911–2008
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Ruby Naomi Pryor Arney
1913–2003
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LTC Daniel Franklin Pryor
1915–2003
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Welcome Woodrow Pryor Sr
1918–2000
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Samuel Wilkie "Sam" Pryor
1920–1997
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Billy Pryor
1924–2003
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Robert Benjamin "Bennie" Pryor
1926–2004
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