Laveta (Mears) Kay
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A Obituary - July 29, 2020
Laveta Mears Kay
May 16, 1925 - July 24, 2020
Laveta Mears Kay was born
May 16, 1925, in Shawnee,
Oklahoma, to James and Lenora
Mears. She graduated from
Grand Junction High School in
1943.
She married Russel Beau Kay
in October 1942; they had two
daughters, Sheila Kay Warner
(Kent) and Sonja Kay Rigg,
both of Palisade, CO, and three
grandchildren, Gib Rigg of Charlottesville, VA; Michael Warner
of Clifton, CO, and Russell Warner of Mooresville, NC. She had
seven great-grandchildren.
She is survived by sisters, Marinell Hurst and Anita Raff. She
was preceded by husband, Russell Kay; brothers, Bill and JD
Mears, and sister, Unita Howard. She was loved and admired by
many nieces and nephews and a large circle of friends.
Laveta was active in Eastern Star, Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Republican Party, and the Genealogical Society of
Mesa County. She also enjoyed participating in activities with her
high school class of 1943 and retained lifelong friendships with her
classmates. She was a world traveler and enjoyed square dancing,
singles organizations, family and genealogy.
She and Beau raised and showed Appalosa horses for many years.
She drove from the Grand Diversion dam in Debeque Canyon to her
work in the Grand Valley for 30 years. She lived in Mesa County
from the age of eight until her death.
Laveta was a wonderful and exceptional mother and grandmother.
Her nieces and nephews from both the Kay and Mears side of the
family were a very important part of her life. She will be greatly
missed.
A memorial service will be held for her at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July
31, 2020, at Brown’s Mortuary followed by a graveside ceremony at
the Palisade Cemeter
