DAVIS, Kathleen Emily “Kay”

1916 - 2021

It is with sadness that the family Kathleen Emily “Kay” Davis advises of her passing on August 7th, 2021 at the age of 105, in Calgary, Alberta. She is survived by her son, Keith (Peggy) of Calgary and her daughter, Wendy (Rob) Petrie of Courtenay, BC. Kay is also survived by six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her infant son, Ian, in 1956; her husband, Grant in 1985; her son, Gary, in 1993; and her daughter, Pat, in 1996. Kay was born in the city of El Minya, Egypt in 1916 to British parents and was raised until the age of 10 at the family estate in King’s Lynn, England. She came to Canada in 1927 and continued her upbringing at her aunt and uncle’s homestead near the now-defunct village of Wiwa Hill, in southwestern Saskatchewan. She later attended teacher’s college in Moose Jaw and received her Teaching Certificate, upon which she began teaching in rural, one-room schools throughout southeastern Saskatchewan, before marrying Grant in Weyburn in 1940. Kay, Grant and children relocated to Kelowna in 1962 and she then established a kindergarten which she operated for 25 years before retiring. She continued her long membership in the Order of the Eastern Star until her passing. Kay and Grant had a wide circle of friends and loved to travel the world. She continued to travel following Grant’s death, before finally relocating, at the age of 90, to Calgary to be closer to family. A graveside service will be held at the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery on October 14th at 2:00 PM. Memories or condolences may be emailed to daviscomm@shaw.ca.