SELENA LAY
1921 - 2017
Obituary
Selena M. Lay, 95, died Sunday (Sept.
24, 2017) at Lexington Park in Topeka. She was born Oct. 24, 1921, in
Hope to Jess and Rosalie (Zollinger) Langhofer. On June 1, 1941, she
married Stuart C. Lay and he preceded her in death on Aug. 4, 2001.
Selena was a member of the First United
Church of Christ in Newton, where she was an active member of the
Women's Fellowship group. She retired as a baker from the Newton
south Dillons and also worked at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
Selena looked forward to socializing with her friends over coffee and
rolls. Several years ago she moved to Topeka to be closer to her sons
and their families, who she greatly looked forward to spending time
with.
Selena is survived by her sons: Tom Lay
(Jodi) of Topeka, Galen Lay (Barbara) of Hiawatha and Craig Lay
(Kathleen) of Kansas City, Missouri. Selena also has nine
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren who survive.
She is preceded in death by her
parents; husband; son, Charles A. Lay; granddaughter, Kristal
Radford; six brothers: Walter, Chester, Elmer, Edgar, Emmett and
Alden Langhofer; and two sisters, Melinda Bernhardt and Laura Ayers.
Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Friday
(Sept. 29, 2017) at Petersen Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 9
p.m. Thursday (Sept. 28, 2017), with family greeting friends from 6
to 8 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at
the Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Hope (two miles north and one-half mile
west).
Memorials are suggested to First United
Church of Christ in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
