Kathleen May "Kay" Phillips Gregory
COLORADO RECORD
OCTOBER 30, 2008
WESTBROOK – Mrs. Kathleen "Kay" Gregory, age 87,
died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, in Leonardtown, Maryland. She was a former
resident of Westbrook for 24 years.
Mrs. Gregory was born May 15, 1921, in Cleveland County,
Oklahoma, and moved to Texas when she was three months old.
She was the daughter of the late Samuel D. and Essie Moore Phillips of Big
Spring and the proud wife of Clyde R. Gregory, who preceded her in death in
1995.
Kay grew up in West Texas and graduated from Cisco High
School in 1938. She married Clyde R. Gregory, the love of her life, on
September 15, 1940. They farmed in Mitchell County before moving to Dumas in
1957 to raise their family. She and Clyde returned to Westbrook in 1983 to
farm the Gregory land.
She was a former Avon (President's Club) sale person for 11 years. She
served on the Westbrook ISD school board for three years and was a member of
the First United Methodist Church of Colorado
City. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, gardening and a variety of arts and
crafts, but her favorite activity was being with her family and friends. She
moved to Maryland in 2007 and remained very active until her death.
Kay is survived by her son, Clyde R. Gregory, Jr. and his wife, Shirley of
Garland; a daughter, Amy Bagwell and her husband, Henry of Leonardtown,
Maryland; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008, in the
Westbrook Cemetery, under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. Mr.
Sonny Hollis will officiate the service. |