Charles McQueen

Charles McQueen Age 94 Years of #7 Newbold Street, off Baillou Hill Road completed his final drive, at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

He was born at Lowe Sound Andros, The Bahamas on Monday, January 19, 1931. to Jeremiah (Jack) and Irene McQueen, Charles McQueen, known to most as "Alton" was the eldest son and second child of seven siblings.

Like many young men seeking a better life, he found himself in Florida during the "Contract" days. Once he returned to The Bahamas, he would find himself eventually employed at what was then Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) which later was renamed Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL). During his years at BEC, he worked as a chauffeur.

After retirement, many would come to know him as the man that sat on the porch at 7 Newbold Street off Baillou Hill Road, where he spent most of his remaining years. "Alton" like his son Charles, was not one to "keep company" and kept to himself nearly all the time.

Over the years, his health deteriorated and he had to be rushed to the trauma section of the Princess Margaret Hospital. Just when it seemed that he might recover, his health took a sudden turn for the worst, and on Tuesday, 25th September, 2025 at 9:38 a.m., just seven hours after his son, "Alton" passed away.

Nevertheless, "Alton" McQueen, like his son, Charles, will be remembered for his willingness to defend his children against anyone that would dare to harm them. He, too, was fearless to the very end.

Charles "Alton" is preceded in death by his:
Wife: Eudell Rell McQueen-Bonamy;
Father: Jeremiah Jack McQueen;
Mother: Irene Sherman-McQueen;
Brothers: Percy, Anthony and Jack McQueen;
Sisters: Perlene McQueen-Hamilton, Willamae and Naomi McQueen;
Nephew: Julie Gibson-Donald;
Nieces: Patsy;

The Radiance of this “Garnet of A Gem” will always glow in the hearts of his:
Two Sons: Lloyd Wayne (Lucinda) and Stephen Michael McQueen (Andrea);
Two Daughters: Maud Darnell Smith and Jennifer Smith;
Twenty-one Grandsons: Lloyd Jr., Jason and Stephen McQueen Jr., Avery Larrimore, Bakarriee, Brayden Williamson, Patrick Colby, Sanchez and Santino Newbold, Kendal Jr. and Kaiden Babbs, Mario Sands, Devinaire, Ashton and Anwar Moss Jr., Kenziah Williams, A Maro and Kyro Bowleg, Jordan Farrington, Nevaeh, and Shamaia Rolle;
Eleven Granddaughters: Jade, Savanna, Felicia and Alicia McQueen, Garyanna Williamson, Ken’niyah, Kenya, and Kendrea Babbs; Sherese Moss, Kenjaia and Kenae Brown;
Twenty-four Nephews: Terrance, Nelson, Jamaal, Kamron, Carrington (Sarah) and Barry Rahming-McQueen, Gregory and Dennis Wright, Michael and Davon Colby, Oswald, Edmund and Rufus Dean, James, Bernard, Scott, Marvin and Wayne Hamilton, Lynard McCartney, Kenneth Brown, Bobby Williamson Jr., Wellington Bethel, Jonathan and Alvardis Bowleg;
Thirty Nieces: Irene McQueen-Williams, Shekira Babbs, Philip, Dianna, Shelsa Brice, Valderine and Delarese McQueen, Ashley McQueen-Reckley (Brian), Tadashee McQueen-Bullard, Georgette McQueen-Brennen, ReNae, Jasmine Justilien, Carmen Gibson-Moxey, Tamara Greenslade, Linda Thompson, Ursual and Delerise Colby, Evelyn Fowler, Jessica Knowles, Yvette and Debbie Humes, Ruth Dean, Charlene and Denise Hamilton, Jacklyn Bethel, Henrica, Henrese, and Hendira McPhee, Jamara Greenslade and Joanna Bowleg;
One Sister: Shirley McQueen;
Five Grandnephews: Rajim Bethel Jr., Kilo Miller, Norman Greenslade, TCO Gregory and 576 Kaden Bullard;
Eight Grandnieces: Daria McQueen, Braiden and Briann Reckley, Shaqualla, Normrika and Natasha Greenslade, Kianna and Anaiah Bullard;
Other Loving Family and Friends.