Ruby Cotter Thompson Queen

away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A native of Polk County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late

James M. and Leona Trantham Cotter.

Mrs. Queen was a member of Crossroads Community Church in Charlotte.

She was a pastor’s wife for almost 30 years and a pianist and choir

director many years.

She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Bathe of Mansfield, Ohio;

brothers, Clemmer Paul Cotter and Joe Cotter, both of Gastonia; sister,

Iva Sosebee of Gastonia; 3 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 1st

husband, Willie R. Thompson; 2nd husband, Arnold Queen; daughter,

Martha Davis; brother, Clyde Cotter; sisters, Evelyn Cunningham and

Onabee Welch.

A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Saturday in the Colonial Chapel

of Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia with Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Bathe

officiating.

Burial will be at Gaston Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday at

Carothers Funeral Home in Gastonia.

Condolences may be made online at www.carothersfuneralhomegastonia.com

Since Christian music was a large part of Mrs. Queen's life, the family

requests, in lieu of flowers, that contributions be made to Abundant

Grace Fellowship, 1080 W. Longview Ave., Mansfield, OH 44906, for the

music ministry of the church.

Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia is serving the Queen family