George J. Queen, 75, of Mount Chestnut passed away Sunday afternoon at the Saxony Health Center following a long illness.

Born Sept. 12, 1943, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Wilfred and Loretta Hart Queen.

A 1961 graduate of Mars High School, George took a job as an over-the-road truck driver for American Hardware. After coming off the road, he went to work at the former Armco, now AK Steel, where he retired as a millwright in the processing maintenance department.

George was a member of the North-South Skirmish Association, Moraine Conservation and Sportsmen's Association and the Butler City Hunting and Fishing Club.

He was an avid shooter and skirmisher, once setting a record high score for 25 yard black powder revolver shooting.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharon (Robert) Myers of Monongahela; his longtime companion, Donna; his brother, Robert (Delores) Queen of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and several grandchildren; great- grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Scullion Petrulis Queen.

QUEEN — It was the desire of George J. Queen, who died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, that no services be held.Cremation services were entrusted to Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home, 387 Main St., Prospect.Those wishing to make memorial tributes in his honor may make them to the North-South Skirmish Association, 480 Chalybeate Springs Road, Winchester, VA 22603, or www.n-ssa.org.For more information or to leave an online tribute please visit www.raisleyfuneralhome.com