Candice Renee Lay

Candice Renee Lay, 21, of McAlester, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at McAlester Regional Health Center.The family will receive visitors from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church of McAlester with the Rev. Jerry Burnside and the Rev. Ron Masten officiating. Burial will be at Indianola Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.Born June 7, 1988, in McAlester, she was the daughter of Donna Lay and Paul Johnson. She grew up here and graduated from Key Academy in May 2007. She worked at Brangus Restaurant and Giacomo's Italian Restaurant, then worked at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant before returning to work at Giacomo's, with the hope of continuing her education towards a degree in criminal justice.She was baptized at the First Assembly of God Church and later continued her faith at the Mount Triumph Baptist Church.She cherished spending time with family and friends, dancing, listening to music and just hanging out with her friends.Survivors include mother, Donna Lay, of Bache; father, Paul Johnson; sisters, Krystal Lay, of Bache, and Gena Bumphus, of McAlester.Also, grandmother, Betty Bumphus, of McAlester; great-grandmother, Loretta Lay, of McAlester; uncles, J.R. Lay, of Bache, Dewayne "Chink" Bumphus, of McAlester, and Mark "Man" Bumphus, Kansas City.And, aunt, Brenda Bumphus, of McAlester; nephews, Kolby Ryan Lay and Mario Richardson; cousins, Bridgett Pemberton, Preston McKaughan, Trina Curry, Stephanie Bonham, DeeOnna Harrison, JearVahn "Fat A" Chatman , Chris Chatman and Josh Jeffery; best friend, Damien "Chops" Barr, of McAlester, and numerous other members of the Lay, Weeks, Heartness, Cummings, Rogers, Bonham and Bumphus families.She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Willard and Ima Jean Lay; great-grandfather, Woodrow Lay, and great-aunt, Norma Ann Weeks.Pallbearers will be Justin "Gomer" Waldron, Christopher Chatman, Dewayne "Chink" Bumphus, Damien "Chops" Barr, Mark "Man" Bumphus, Darren Reed, Eric Bumphus, Wesley Harnest, Marcus Bumphus, Mario Tasby, Steven Davis, Clayton Rice, Christopher Patterson and Justin Harris.