Billy R. McQueen
Published 4:42 pm Thursday, March 21, 2019
Billy R. McQueen, 72, of Butler, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
A native of Butler, he was the son of the late Bessie McQueen.
Mr. McQueen retired from Summers-Taylor in Elizabethton. He was a member of Little Milligan Baptist Church where he drove the church bus for many years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Michael Holtsclaw, and a brother, Dean McQueen.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of almost 46 years, Phyllis Griffey McQueen, Elizabethton, Tenn.; five children, Billy Clemmons, Johnson City, Tenn., Ronnie McQueen, Donna Holtsclaw, Rebecca Montgomery and Olivia Campbell, all of Butler, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; a sister, Jolene Estep, Elizabethton, Tenn.; and a brother, Zandel McQueen, Butler, Tenn. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A graveside service to honor the life of Billy R. McQueen will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24, in the Campbell Cemetery, Whaleytown. Active pallbearers will be David Griffey, Jimmy Griffey, Bill Griffey, Rick Montgomery, Burl Campbell and Otis Griffey. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday. Friends may come by Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services to pay their respect and sign the register book between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23. The family will receive friends at the residence of a daughter, Donna Holtsclaw. Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting our website at www.hathawaypercy.com.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services is honored to serve the McQueen family. Office: (423) 543-5544.