Carrol 'Kay' Stevens
Obituary
Carrol "Kay" Stevens, 77, of Newton, died on
Thursday (Nov. 3, 2011) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus
in Wichita as the result of an automobile accident on Oct. 28 in Newton at the
corner of Broadway and Columbus.
She was born on April 15, 1934, in Newton, the daughter of
Clayton Henry and Neva Irene Porter Sooby. She attended schools in Newton and Elbing
before the family moved to Venezuela in the late 1940s. Kay returned to the
United States and graduated from high school in Ellsworth in 1951. She later
attended Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita.
Kay married Buster Claude Stevens on May 28, 1953, in
Newton. They moved to Denver in 1959. There, she did home health care and
worked several years as a cashier at Kings Sooper Grocery. Kay and Buster
returned to Newton 14 years ago.
Kay was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. A
very generous lady who loved helping others, she loved spending time with her
family, roaming the grocery stores and time with her sister doing folk art
painting. Kay enjoyed the sounds at the casino and watching "The Young and
the Restless."
Survivors include two daughters, April Starr Long of
Martinsville, Ind., and Misty Dawn Gilliam and husband, Richard of Palisade,
Neb.; brother, Donald Sooby and his wife, Carol, of Newton; sisters, Judy
Gronau and her husband, Cline, of Newton, and Beverly Ralph of San Marcos, Texas;
10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Kay was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Buster on
Dec. 24, 2006; son, Sidney Vaughn Stevens; and daughter, Carolyn Irene Vigil.
Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home in Newton, where the family will receive friends between
2 and 4 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established with the Newton Homeless
Shelter and American Lung Association. Contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home of
Newton.
