CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Kenneth Lee McQueen, 13 Apr 2002
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Kenneth L. McQueen

   Kenneth Lee McQueen, 71, 804 N. Walnut Street, Elizabethton, died 
Saturday, April 13, 2002, at his residence following an extended 
illness.
   Mr. McQueen was a native of Carter County and the son of the late 
Lee and Deborah Smith McQueen. He was also preceded in death by four 
brothers, F.M. McQueen, Harry McQueen, J.D. McQueen and Shirley McQueen, 
and a granddaughter, Victoria Faith McQueen.
   Mr. McQueen was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired sheet metal 
worker with the TVA and a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union No. 
5. He was a member of the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166 and was 
a U.S. Navy veteran. He was also an avid fisherman.
   Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Jean McQueen, of the home; five 
sons and four daughters-in-law, Randy and Nona McQueen, Danny and Annie 
McQueen, David and Shelby McQueen and Edward Gilbert, all of Elizabethton; 
three brothers, Ivan McQueen, Charles McQueen and George McQueen, all of 
Elizabethton; three sisters, Beatrice Elliott and Margie Lyons, both of 
Elizabethton, and Sue Lady, Johnson City; and 11 grandchildren, Brandi 
McQueen, Brandon McQueen, Alexandria McQueen, Katarina McQueen, Julie 
Heaton, Edward Gilbert III, Tammy Gilbert, Kevin Gilbert, Donna Gilbert, 
Larry Gilbert Jr. and Charlie Gilbert. Several nieces and nephews also 
survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423) 
543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. 
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   McQUEEN -- Funeral services for Kenneth Lee McQueen, 71, 804 N. Walnut 
Street, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, April 13, 2002, will be conducted 
at 8 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral 
Home with the Rev. Jeff Davis officiating. Graveside services and interment 
will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Mountain Home National 
Cemetery with Military Honors accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW 
Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be Glen McQueen, Kyle McQueen, Terry 
McQueen, Steve McQueen, Jimmy McQueen, Eddie Townsend, Steve Estep, Bobby 
Potter and Dewey Renfro. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Kyle Colvett, 
Staff and Doctors of the Regional Cancer Center at Johnson City Medical 
Center Hospital, Dr. Robert Taylor, Dr. David Fenner and the Staff of the 
Elizabethton Parks and Rec Department. The family will receive friends 
from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. 
Friends may also call at the residence, 804 N. Walnut Street, 
Elizabethton, at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers 
may make donations to the Carter County Veteran's War Memorial c/o the 
City of Elizabethton Finance Director, Sycamore Street, Elizabethton, 
TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address 
tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in 
charge of arrangements.