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SFC (US Army, retired) George Owen Kay

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SFC (US Army, retired) George Owen Kay Veteran

Birth
Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, USA
Death
9 Apr 2017 (aged 91)
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.7978083, Longitude: -87.4782444
Plot
SECTION 05 SITE 0093
Memorial ID
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Sergeant First Class, US Army, retired, George Owen Kay was born October 8, 1925 in Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, the son of George Henry Kay (1896–1973) and Annie Ruth (Craft) Kay (1900–1968).

He was married to Elizabeth "Sue" Reno (1937–2017), the daughter of William Alva Reno (1895–1977) and Eula Dean (Noffsinger) Reno (1904–1991).

George was a retired US Army veteran and had served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. A self-employed painter, he was also a member of Northeast Baptist Church and lived in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.

He was 91 years old when he passed away at Tennessee State Veterans Home on April 9, 2017.

Survivors included his widow, three married sons, a daughter, sister, five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Celebration of Life Services were held at the chapel of Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, and burial was in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with full Military Honors.


Original obituary in THE LEAF-CHRONICLE on April 12, 2017
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Sergeant First Class, US Army, retired, George Owen Kay was born October 8, 1925 in Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, the son of George Henry Kay (1896–1973) and Annie Ruth (Craft) Kay (1900–1968).

He was married to Elizabeth "Sue" Reno (1937–2017), the daughter of William Alva Reno (1895–1977) and Eula Dean (Noffsinger) Reno (1904–1991).

George was a retired US Army veteran and had served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. A self-employed painter, he was also a member of Northeast Baptist Church and lived in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.

He was 91 years old when he passed away at Tennessee State Veterans Home on April 9, 2017.

Survivors included his widow, three married sons, a daughter, sister, five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Celebration of Life Services were held at the chapel of Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, and burial was in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with full Military Honors.


Original obituary in THE LEAF-CHRONICLE on April 12, 2017

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SFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
KOREA VIETNAM

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BELOVED HUSBAND
LOVING FATHER
BLESSED BROTHER



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  • Created by: Syd Gardner
  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178331644/george_owen-kay: accessed ), memorial page for SFC (US Army, retired) George Owen Kay (8 Oct 1925–9 Apr 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178331644, citing Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Syd Gardner (contributor 47902230).