Buthean Kay ‘Queenie’ KingButhean Kay “Queenie” King, 86, of Pierceton, passed away on Aug. 14, 2022, at her home.
She was born on June 5, 1936, in North Webster, to Grover and Mabel Maggart Penn. On June 26, 1956, she married Allen King, who preceded her in 1997. She was a QMA at Mason Health Care for over 40 years.
She attended both the First Baptist and Methodist Churches in Pierceton. Her faith and family and friends were the most important to her. She loved cooking, baking and caring for others in service for the Lord. Queenie loved to sing, and sang with her daughters in church and the nursing home. Among her favorite sayings were “God didn't make no junk” and “God is good all the time, He is good.”
She is survived by three daughters: Debra (Dean) McFadden, of East Moline, Ill.; Kathy (Gary) Wedlake, of Huntington; and Anna (Don) Conwell, of Pierceton; one son, Jay (Yvonna) King, of Pierceton; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Along with her husband, she was also preceded by three sisters and three brothers, one of which was her twin.
Services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at noon at the Eastlund Funeral Home with Pastor Dean McFadden officiating. Calling will be two hours prior to the service from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial will follow at the North Webster Cemetery/Mock Addition.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, The First Baptist Church of Pierceton or to Heart to Heart Hospice.
