This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: mast Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burkey/121/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Arlene McQueen CHILLICOTHE, OH: Arlene McQueen entered into eternal peace on Tuesday July 10, 2012. Arlene Mildred Burkey was born on March 8, 1916 to Dr. Benjamin and Anna (Mast) Burkey in Baltic, Ohio. (Tuscarawas County) She was the youngest of their four children, which included brothers, Roland, Harold; and sister, Ila. Arlene attended the Moore Institute of Art, Science, and Industry merged with the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1940 having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fashion Arts and awarded a Fellowship for a year's study in the school, including working in the fashion district in New York City. During WW II, Arlene returned to Ohio and worked as an artist/illustrator for Shillito's department store and as a draftsman for Edna Brass Manufacturing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. A talented, award-winning, artist/illustrator (specializing in watercolor and mixed media), and clothing designer, Arlene enjoyed her memberships with the Chillicothe Art League, Garden Club, and Orchard Hill UCC while living in Chillicothe, and St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Fiat, Ohio. Arlene was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her son Cyrus; husband of 59 years, William; and Daughter, Patricia. She is survived by her daughter Deborah (James)Coder and grandson, Benjamin Coder; son, William (Karen) McQueen; grandson, Sean; and granddaughters, Kalli and Mariana McQueen and (Cyrus) Cheryl McQueen; and granddaughter, Shannon McQueen. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Smith-Varns Funeral Home 1018 W. Main St. Sugarcreek with Rev. Dennis Landaw officiating. Burial will follow, Ohio in West Lawn Cemetery in Baltic, Ohio. Friends may call on Tuesday 10-11 AM at the funeral home prior to her services. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cyrus B. McQueen Memorial Research Scholarship at Johnson State College in Vermont; through the Office of Development & Alumni Relations, 227 College Hill, Johnson, VT 05656. www.alumni.jsc.edu . For those unable to attend please visit the funeral home's website to share a memory and sign the guest register. Published in the Chillicothe Gazette on July 15, 2012 . ----------------------------------------- John Shillito & Co. (commonly known as Shillito's) was Cincinnati's first department store. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.