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Submitted: 2/14/08 • Approved: 11/27/20 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R13550-G9935-S3
Floyd 12 May 1908 - 20 Oct 1988
Bertie 05 Jan 1910 - 11 Nov 2007
Marriage: 15 Feb 1929
Floyd William Kay son of Richard "Dick" Kay and Allie Mae (Davis) Kay. Donah Bertie (Mullen) Kay daughter of John Lawrence Mullen and Tinty (Watson) Mullen.
Donah Kay
STRAWBERRY - Donah Bertie Mullen Kay, 97, of Strawberry died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in a Batesville hospital.
Born Jan. 5, 1910, at Jesup, she was the daughter of J.L. and Tinty Mullen. She married Floyd Kay in 1929. She lived most of her life in Strawberry, where she and her husband owned Kay's Grocery and Station. She was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Strawberry.
Survivors include a daughter, Nina Kay Richey; a sister, Imai Hoggard of Oxnard, Calif.; five grandchildren, Ted Oliver of Batesville, Don Richey, Randy Richey and Bobbi Geurin, all of Strawberry, and Ronald Richey of Agnos; a great-grandson, Justin Richey of Strawberry; three great-granddaughters, Kelsey Richey of Strawberry, Brandi Miller of Jonesboro and Amanda Johnson of Little Rock; and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Ella Mae Oliver; a great-grandson, Eric Watkins; five brothers; and three sisters.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Strawberry. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery in Strawberry under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers will be Ted Oliver, Don Richey, Ronald Richey, Randy Richey, Justin Richey and Miles Oliver.
Honorary pallbearers are Bobbi Geurin, Kelsey Richey, Brandi Miller and Amanda Johnson.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Obituary courtesy of Qualls Funeral Homes Cave City, Sharp County, Arkansas.
Donah Mullen Kay, 97, of Strawberry, died Nov. 11, 2007, at White River Medical Center in Batesville.
Born Jan. 5, 1910, at Jesup, she was the daughter of J.L. and Tinty Mullen.
She lived most of her life in Strawberry, where she and her husband owned Kay's Grocery and Station. She was a member of the Jerusalem Baptist Church at Strawberry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Kay, whom she married in 1929; a daughter, Ella Mae Oliver; five brothers, three sisters and a great-grandson.
Survivors include a daughter, Nina Kay Richey, Strawberry; two sons-in-law, W.C. Richey and Miles A. Oliver, both of Strawberry; a sister, Imai Hoggard, Oxnard, Calif.; five grandchildren, Ted Oliver, Don Richey, Randy Richey, Ronald Richey and Bobbi Geurin; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral is today at 10 a.m. at Jerusalem Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery at Strawberry under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers will be Ted Oliver, Don Richey, Ronald Richey, Randy Richey, Justin Richey and Miles Oliver.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobbi Geurin, Kelsey Richey, Brandi Miller and Amanda Johnson.
The Times Dispatch Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas posted 14 Nov 2007 Edition
Contributed on 2/14/08 by denise.bratcher63
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