Obituaries

Minnie A. Smith

Cherokee County native

GREENVILLE – Minnie Alice Smith, 78, of 1 Warren Court, widow of Hilton Smith, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at 7:15 a.m. at Saint Francis Hospital.

Born and raised in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Buddy and Tinnie Harris. She joined Mt. Tabor Baptist Church at an early age and later joined Tabernacle Baptist Church in Greenville.

Surviving are a son, Reggie Smith of Simpsonville; three daughters, Elaine Butler, Jacqueline Campbell of Greenville and Deborah Ree Smith of Spartanburg; two brothers, Floyd Harris of Baltimore, Md., and Kenneth B. Harris of Gaffney; three sisters, Erma McKye of Philadelphia, Pa., Ernesteen Rushton of Detroit, Mich., Eula Sue Fowler of Gaffney; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 400 S. Hudson St., Greenville.

The family is at the home in Greenville.

Arrangements by Watkins, Garrett, Woods, 1001 Augusta St., Greenville.

George W. Queen

Worked in maintenance

and construction

George Walter (Bobcat) Queen, 62, of 204 Walnut St., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

A native of Gaffney, he was the husband of Darlene Ramsey Queen and son of the late George Albert Queen and the late Virginia Clara Raines Queen. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and worked in maintenance and construction.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a brother, Floyd Queen Sr. of Gaffney; five sisters, Hazel Peay of Startex, Ruby Ammons of Greenville, Mariam Burgess of Spartanburg, Sandra Mason of Lake Pamasoflkee, Fla. and Betty Mayor of Gaffney; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Terry Pleasant, Robert Wells and Richard Lancaster. Burial will be in Clingman Memorial Gardens. Body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Maynor, Arthur Frady, Floyd Queen Jr., Joe Bradley and Jeff Blanton.

The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Gordon Mortuary in Blacksburg and at other times they will be at the home of Floyd Queen, 106 Westmont Drive, Gaffney.