Freda R. Hunt

Freda Rose (Queen) Hunt passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 77. She was born on March 22, 1941 on a farm in Thomas County, Kansas to the late Herbert A. and Lillian M. (Kleymann) Queen. She grew up in the Grainfield, Kansas area graduating from Grainfield High School with the Class of 1959. She went on to earn her Associate of Arts Degree from Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas in 1976, and then completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, graduating Suma Cum Laude from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas in 1978. After completing her college education, Freda began working as an Information and Referral Specialist for Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging from which she eventually retired. A strong hardworking single mother, she was always involved in her children’s activities including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Little League Ball, Kid’s Wrestling, and most especially 4-H. She was a 4-H Club Leader, Project Leader, and Assistant County Club Leader. She also spent many years participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program helping people file their income taxes. She was not only proud of her own work and career, but was even more proud of her children and their accomplishments, particularly of the fact that three of her children also earned their four year college degrees. Freda is survived by her children William W. Dossey of Oliver Springs, TN, Catherine M. (Dossey) Nelson and husband Paul of Deland, FL, Randy A. Dossey and wife Kim of Fleming Island, FL, and Frederick A. Hunt of Jacksonville, FL; siblings Edna M. Queen of Lakewood, CA, Herbert F. Queen of Grainfield, KS, Henry Queen and wife Wilma of Bremerton, WA, Sylvia Tanner and husband Tom of Independence, MO, and Leonard J. Queen and wife Donna of Salina, KS; step-siblings Gerhard “Gary” May of Hanover, MD, Marilyn May of Wichita, KS, Rose Nickelson and husband Nick of Nixa, MO, David May and wife Toy of Tucson, AZ, and Karen May of Wichita, KS; grandchildren Pamela Dossey of Oliver Springs, TN, Patricia Dossey of Raleigh, NC, Peggy Dossey of Oliver Springs, TN, Benjamin Dossey of Oliver Springs, TN, Charina Cross of Deland, FL, Joshua Cross of Deland, FL, Adam and Mariann Nelson of Jacksonville, FL, Kevin Nelson of Palatka, FL, Sabrina and Fred Teem of Satsuma, FL, Heather and Blake Hornung of DeLand, FL, Tasha and Nathan Farnsworth of Jacksonville, FL, Melissa and Joshua Jacobson of Orange Park, FL, Elyse and John Girard of Charlottesville, VA, Christina and Aaron Stemen of Gainesville, FL, Randy T Dossey of Orlando, FL, and Alexadria Martinez of Colfax, WA; great-grandchildren Logan Doa, Danielle Nelson, Stacy Nelson, Alex Hornung, Jacob Hornung, Stella Hornung, Adam Hornung, Savannah Nelson, Jordan Cable, Caleb Farnsworth, Allie Farnsworth, Abbey Farnsworth, Conor Farnsworth; Annabelle Jacobson, Marlowe Girard, Tristan Dossey, Tyler Stemen, Lily Stemen, and Tanner Stemen; great-great-grandchild Rylee Driggers; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Lillian Queen, step-mother Evelyn (May) Queen, brothers John Queen and Nickolaus “Nick” May, and great-granddaughter Amelia Kate Jacobson. The 4‑H Pledge says, “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” Freda not only lived these values, but passed them on to her children and grandchildren. She leaves a legacy of strong independence mixed with love and compassion for family, friends, and neighbors that will live forever in the generations that follow her. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home in Hoxie. Burial will follow at the Grainfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00pm on Saturday at the funeral home.