KAY, Marion

Arizona Silver Belt, Globe, Arizona Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Marion Kay, age 68, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was born June 29, 1943 in San Carlos, Ariz. to Albert and Daisy Dewey Nosie. On June 4, 1973 she married Wallace Kay, Sr. In Las Vegas, Nev. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 2001. Marion grew up in Arizona. She graduated from Riverside Indian School and worked in California where she met her husband. They later moved to his home town in Moapa, Nev. where they raised their children. She enjoyed cooking outdoors, baking pies and caring for her children. She worked as a bus driver and as a flagger and foreman for various construction companies. She will be remembered for her dedication to her husband and children. Survivors include her daughter, Lori “Bubba” Kay; her granddaughter, Katana Kay, both of Moapa, Nev.; and her remaining family on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona and her dog, Goonie. She was preceded in death by her two sons, Wallace Jr. “Master” and Edwin “Tiny.” Funeral services were held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 3 p.m. at the Moapa LDS Chapel. A traditional Indian Sing followed at the Moapa Tribal Building. On Sunday, March 18, 2012, service was held at the San Carlos Apache Reservation, with final ceremony at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2012. Interment was in the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Friends and family are invited to sign the online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com.