In Memory

Kay Butler

Kay Butler

June 28, 1942 - March 21, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY Mary Kathryn Butler was born June 28, 1942, to Tommye and Vernon Butler in Lawton, OK. Kay passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Oklahoma City. Kay was the only surviving daughter of her parents. She was doted upon by her parents, and when the time came, she cared for and doted on them before they passed. "Kay," as she was known by family and friends, graduated from Oklahoma State College as a teacher. Mary Kay was an alumni and supporter of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. Kay taught at Harding Charter Preparatory High school until she retired at 65 years old. After her retirement, she continued enriching her students' lives as a substitute teacher until her health declined. Kay was a supporter of the high school's Vietnam Memorial Scholarship. One of Kay's favorite hobbies included bingo and eating sweets. She was a huge fan of Cheetos. Kay was known for her spunky attitude and quick wit. Kay had an exceptional talent with numbers and was still able to recollect addresses, phone numbers, and bank accounts before her death. During the tax season, Kay would send her CPA an envelope with all of her finances for the year. Kay's CPA said that, when they would go over the tax returns together, Kay would remember every contribution to the penny. He remembers one year when she called him at his office and said that he had missed one. The CPA then went back over the documents and found the exact one he had missed. He said Kay never missed a thing when it came to numbers. Please join us Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 1 p.m. as we honor the life of Mary Kay. The service will be held at Rose Hill Burial Park, 6001 NW Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City.

Published in The Oklahoman on Mar. 25, 2018



 
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04/13/18 12:08 AM #1    

Carolyn Blumhof (Lombard)

 

Kay and I became good friends in Kindergarten at Edgemere. We did not know each other before then, although we both lived on 34th, but on different sides of Western. Kay’s Mother took me to school thru 6th Grade, and we even had our photos taken and an article written about us in the Oklahoman due to our “fabulous” reports and demonstrations on oil. All Edgemere graduates who had Mrs. Roher will remember those reports on oil, as we all had to do one. Many Saturday afternoons in junior high were spent on “marathon”  Monopoly games. We both went to OSU, and she pledged my sorority, so we had many double dates and fun activities in college together.

I went by her house in 2008 after we had finished clearing out and had sold my parents house. It was a hot day in August when I stopped to say we were on our way back to Texas and wouldn’t be returning to 34th. She didn’t appear well and had on a heavy coat. Last year we drove down 34th on our way thru OKC, and I noticed her house was sold, and a neighbor thought Kay had a guardian as there were no living relatives, and she was in a local nursing home. I am concerned in re to her health the last few years. Did anyone in OKC ever see or talk to her? Please let me know if you ever talked to her in the last years.

I will always remember Kay as making good grades, many suppers together during Harding years, Editor of the Marionette, a loyal friend, having plenty of boyfriends in college, fun to be with, and always ready to play Monopoly on a moments notice.🌺

Carolyn Blumhof Lombard


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