Donna Marie Lay

Donna Marie Lay obituary, Nicholasville, KY

Donna Marie Lay

Donna Lay Obituary

Visit the Betts & West Funeral Home website to view the full obituary.
Donna Marie Lay, 66, wife of Estel Lay, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born on December 7, 1955, in Stanford, Kentucky, to the late Lewis Brummett and Hazel Napier Brummett. She was a member of the Harmony Fellowship Church. Donna is survived by her husband, Estel; son, David Travis Lay (Jackie); daughters, Leiani Tilett (Marlon), and Erica Lay; brother, Lewis Brummett Jr.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 30, at Betts & West Funeral Home, with Pastor John Ritchey officiating. Burial will follow at Buffalo Springs Cemetery in Stanford, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Betts & West is honored to serve the Lay family in their time of need. An online guestbook is available at www.BettsAndWestFuneralHome.com
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