Lauretta (Mccant)

Mcqueen

Lauretta McQueen 88 of Roanoke formerly of Florida passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. She was born April 11, 1927 in Bonifay, Florida to the late Lorrisand Nellie McCants. She was employed as a chef and enjoyed cooking. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward McQueen and her sisters, Charlene Green and Corene Simms.

Lauretta was a faithful member of Garden of Prayer No. 7 COGIC until her health began to decline. She had a wonderful personality and treated her nieces and nephews as her own. She enjoyed traveling and lived in many parts of the country. She was loving, caring and very pleasant. She will be greatly missed.

Those left to cherish her memory include her sister, Minnie L. Stamps of Roanoke, Vinia McReynolds of Port St. Lucie, nieces, Mary Warren of Roanoke, Nell Campbell of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Joanne Johnson of Buffalo, NY, Shirley Potter of Buffalo, NY, Michelle Derosier of Port St. Luci, and Cindy Vickers of Vineland,New Jersey ;devoted caregiver and great niece, Patricia (Colbert) White-Boyd of Roanoke, longtime companions and aides, Doris Johnson, Carliss Smith and Angel White, other relatives and friends.

The services for Mrs. McQueen are outlined on the Service Detail Tab.