Kay Burrell, 66, passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. Service: Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Mrs. Burrell's body will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Kay was born on July 2, 1949, in Paris, Ark. She moved with her family to Fort Smith, Ark., when she was 3 years old and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School & St. Scholastica Academy in Fort Smith, Ark. Kay graduated in 1972 from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a bachelor of science degree in education. She later graduated in 1998 from the University of Dallas with a master's degree in Catholic school leadership and a minor in theology. Her professional years in education were at St. Anne's Academy in Fort Smith, Ark., Alma High School in Alma, Ark., Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, St. John's Catholic School in North Richland Hills, Immaculate Conception School in Denton and finally at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Keller, since its founding 15 years ago. While in Jonesboro, Ark., she worked as a legal secretary for Barrett, Wheatley, Smith, and Deacon Law Firm. Kay was a founding member of SEAS Catholic School. She was the longest-running school principal in the Fort Worth Diocese and received her 30-year service pin in 2014. She was a SEAS Catholic School honoree in 2010 and established the learning lab and outdoor learning center at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Kay also served as chairperson for the Texas School Accreditation Teams. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Schluterman; her brother, Edward "Bubba" Schluterman Jr.; and her in-laws, Dean and Darlene Burrell. Survivors: Her husband, Denver Burrell; daughter, Holly Burrell Carchesio; son-in-law, Tony Carchesio; grandson, Max Carchesio; mother, Holly Schluterman; brothers, Kenny Schluterman, Mark Schluterman and wife, Susan, Rodney Schluterman and wife, Cheryl; sister, Sue Shinn and husband, Michael; sister, Patti Schluterman; sister-in-law, Teresa Schluterman; brother-in-law, George Burrell and wife, Tammy; nephews, Andy, Blake and Miles Schluterman, Eddie and wife, Tasha Schluterman, Nick and John Burrell; nieces, Katie Schluterman Kratzberg and husband, A.J., and Emily, Kaylyn and Anna Jewell Schluterman, and Lillie Gibson; great-nieces, Allie Kate and Maggie Rae Kratzberg, and Brennah, Ambree and Taeleigh Mogensen; great-nephews, Jace, Bryson and Colton Schluterman.
Published in Star-Telegram on Aug. 20, 2015