Elizabeth Irene Lay

Elizabeth Irene Lay obituary, Lexington, KY

Elizabeth Irene Lay

Elizabeth Lay Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Main St. on Sep. 4, 2024.

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Elizabeth Irene Lay, 81, widow of Doyle A. Lay, died Tuesday September 3, 2024. Born on March 21, 1943, in Estill County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Newton Rawlins. Elizabeth was a beautician and attended Athens Christian Church. Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Koch; two grandsons including Jacob A. Koch; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Golden Turner and Daphney Alcorn; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her husband and parents, Elizabeth was preceded in death by one daughter, Angela Dickerson, one grandson and eleven brothers and sisters. Services will be conducted at 1:00pm Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Athens Christian Church by Brother Robert Warren. Burial will follow in the Athens Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday at the church from 12-1pm.
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