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Robert William Queen

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Robert William Queen

Birth
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Death
22 May 1997 (aged 84)
Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Robert William Queen was born 15 March 1913 in the Wilson district of Phoenix, Arizona to William Alonzo Queen (1858-1920) and his third wife, Hattie Louella (Harris) Queen (1871-1965). Robert's Arizona birth certificate listed his name as Woodrow Wilson Queen, though he was identified as Robert at least from the time he was five years old. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was married first to Alta Louise Shelton (1910-1952) on 6 February 1931 in Mangum, Greer, OK. They were presumably divorced within a few years. His second wife was Ruth Gambill Queen, whom he married on 20 July 1946 in Clayton, Georgia. They lived in Black Mountain, NC for many years. They had no children. He was widowed in 1995. Robert died on 22 May 1997 in Sparta, NC at the age of 84.

OBITUARY: Robert William Queen (1913-1997)
MR. ROBERT W. QUEEN
Mr. Robert W. Queen, age 84, of Sparta, died Thursday, May 22, 1997 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Gambill Queen.
He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 24th at 11:00 a.m. at Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. The Rev. Richard Lusk officiated.
Military rites were conducted at the graveside by the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post 7034.
(The Alleghany News, Sparta, NC, Thursday, 5 June 1997)
Robert William Queen was born 15 March 1913 in the Wilson district of Phoenix, Arizona to William Alonzo Queen (1858-1920) and his third wife, Hattie Louella (Harris) Queen (1871-1965). Robert's Arizona birth certificate listed his name as Woodrow Wilson Queen, though he was identified as Robert at least from the time he was five years old. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was married first to Alta Louise Shelton (1910-1952) on 6 February 1931 in Mangum, Greer, OK. They were presumably divorced within a few years. His second wife was Ruth Gambill Queen, whom he married on 20 July 1946 in Clayton, Georgia. They lived in Black Mountain, NC for many years. They had no children. He was widowed in 1995. Robert died on 22 May 1997 in Sparta, NC at the age of 84.

OBITUARY: Robert William Queen (1913-1997)
MR. ROBERT W. QUEEN
Mr. Robert W. Queen, age 84, of Sparta, died Thursday, May 22, 1997 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Gambill Queen.
He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 24th at 11:00 a.m. at Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Elk Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. The Rev. Richard Lusk officiated.
Military rites were conducted at the graveside by the Bruce Wayne Osborne VFW Post 7034.
(The Alleghany News, Sparta, NC, Thursday, 5 June 1997)

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