Geraldine Dozier MacQueen's Obituary
Geraldine (Geri) Dozier MacQueen passed away on Friday, March 8th at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her mother and father Geraldine West Dozier and Charles Bingham Dozier, her brother Charles Robert Dozier and Leigh Windsor MacQueen her husband of 45 years. She is survived by her daughter Marion MacQueen Treadwell and son Robert West MacQueen & wife Mary Bailie MacQueen; three grandchildren Charles MacQueen Treadwell, Marion Margeret Treadwell and Elizabeth Leigh MacQueen.
Geraldine Dozier was born on May 4th 1934 to Geraldine and Charles Dozier in Marianna, Arkansas. The second of two children, she was the younger sister to Charles Dozier. She graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) in 1956 with a Bachelor's degree in English. Upon graduation she remained in Memphis and began her career as a high school English teacher. She married Leigh MacQueen in 1957. She paused her career for a decade to raise her two children and returned to the classroom in 1978 teaching Latin at Briarcrest Christian School. In 1980 she moved to The Hutchison School to teach English where she remained until retirement in 1996.
Geri was a passionate reader throughout her life. She particularly enjoyed the writings of Henry James, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy; biographies; and travel books documenting England. She travelled to England several times to visit the homes of British writers and to relish the English countryside which served as the setting for many of the books she loved. She cherished spending time with her children and grandchildren particularly taking summer trips to the beach.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.
Mrs. MacQueen's services have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis Tennessee 38119. (901) 767-8930.
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