West Virginia Pioneers

Troy Garnet Kay

Male 1916 - 1987  (71 years)


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  • Name Troy Garnet Kay 
    Born 21 Mar 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Aug 1987  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Surname: Kay
      Given Name: Troy G.
      Death Date: 6 Aug 1987
      Age: 71
      Troy G. Kay, 71, of Vienna, died Thursday night in Worthington Manor Care Center after a long illness. He was the brother of Hiawatha Board of Ripley. Kay was born in Jackson County, son of the late Jennings B. and Augusta Williams Kay. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired in 1978 from the Washington Works of DuPont after 31 years service. He was a member of Wayside United Methodist Church, Blennerhassett Post 1212 VFW, Vienna Gun Club, member and past master of Vienna Masonic Lodge No. 172, Scottish Rite Bodies of Parkersburg, Deputy Lecturer of the Masonic Grand Lodge of West Virginia for 22 years, 32nd degree Knight Commander Court of Honor, 2nd Lt. Scottish Rite Guard, Nemesis Temple of the Shrine.
      Additional survivors include his wife, Elsie Kessell Kay; three sons, Edward Ecker of Mineral Wells and Sam and Stephen Kay of Vienna; one daughter, Penny Tice of Vienna; three additional sisters, Juanita Ashmore of Manhattan Beach, CA, Freda Southall and Elsie Scarrow of Pulaski, VA, and five grandchildren. He is preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and a granddaughter. The funeral was Monday at Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg with the Rev. D. Edward Bayer officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery North with Masonic rites.
    Person ID I51097  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2015 

    Father Jennings Kay,   b. Sep 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Augusta V F Williams,   b. 1880, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Dec 1904  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 8-8
      Kay, Jennings B 40
      Augusta 39
      Freda B 14
      Harry B 13
      Alice P 11
      Augusta M 9
      Juanita J 8
      Hiawatha M 6
      Troy G 3

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 221-223 all WVWVWV
      Kay, Jennings B 50 m 25y
      Augusta 50 m 25y
      Harry R 23
      Marie 19
      Juanita J 18
      Hiawatha da 16
      Troy G 14
      Elsie L 8

      According to her obit, Hiawatha was the last of the children to die, 11/22/2006.
    Family ID F14161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie Kessel 
    Family ID F27841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.