Dewey Queen

Canton-Dewey Morris Queen, age 86, a native and lifelong resident of the Dix Creek Community went to live in glory on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

He was a son of the late Fanning and Etta Revis Queen and was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-n-law, Elsie and Claude Kuykendall. He retired from American Enka in 1979 with 35 years of service and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he was a member of the Adult Men's #4 Sunday School Class.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Beulah Crawford Queen, 3 daughters and their husbands, Judy and Doug Crawford of Brevard, Glenda and Nyal Plemmons of Canton, Tammy and Joel Maney of Canton, one son and his wife, Keith and Jean Queen of Clyde, one sister, Ella "Bug" Smith and her husband, Jeff of Canton, 7 grandchildren, Chad Plemmons, Shane Crawford, Stewart Crawford, Joel Queen, Matthew Hamlett, Nylenda Heatherly and Keitha Albright, 7 great-grandchildren, Nathan, Natalie and Noah Heatherly, Skyler Albright, Ava Queen, Elizabeth Crawford and Cole Crawford.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2004 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Grandsons and Grandsons-in-law serving as pallbearers. Pastor Heath Davis, Reverend Jimmy Burress and Pastor Roy Kilby will officiate. Burial will follow at New Cruso Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday at Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Canton. At other times, the family will be at his daughter's residence; Tammy Maney, 9480 Cruso Road, Canton, NC 28716.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 261 Dix Creek Road, Canton, NC 28716.

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