Kay Williams Lay

Kay Williams Lay, 85, Lexington, devoted wife of 54 years to William Boian Lay (May 23, 2011), passed into her heavenly home on July 11, 2024. Born in Ravenna, KY, daughter to the late Isaac and Nannie Belle Trent Williams, Kay was a devout Christian and most recently attended Sunday services at Richmond Place Senior Living in Lexington. Kay graduated from Estill County High School in Irvine, KY in 1956 where she met and later married her high school sweetheart in December of that same year.
As a dedicated and loving mother of two children, Kay is survived by Jennifer Lay [David] Harris (Versailles) and William Patrick [Missy] Lay (Apex, NC). Additionally, she is survived by one sister, Barbara [John] Rison (Irvine), and one brother, Donald [Pat] Williams (Ravenna). Kay was also a proud and loving grandmother to Ashley Harris [Brandon] Gish, Justin [Kaitlyn] Harris, Kristin Lay, and great-grandchildren Elle, Ford, and Harris Gish, and Kyleigh, Amelia, and Laikyn Harris.
Loved by many family and friends, Kay's hobbies included loving her three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, cheering on Kentucky basketball and football, watching PGA golf on the weekends, playing cards of all varieties, winters in Florida, cooking, reading, working puzzles, and knitting.
Relatives and friends are invited to Kay's visitation on Saturday, July 27, 10:00AM – 12:00 PM at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation at 12:00 PM at the funeral home. Kay will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband, Boian, in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens (Nicholasville).
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Kay's name to Richmond Place Retirement Community, 3051 Rio Dosa Drive, Lexington, KY 40509, or, Sayre Christian Village, 3775 Belleau Wood Drive, Lexington, KY 40517. Thank you