MARY KATHRYN "KAY" PARKE April 7, 1924 - August 30, 2011 Mary Kathryn "Kay" Hayden Parke was born in Benjamin, Missouri, to Ben and Hazel Higbee Hayden on April 7, 1924, and was one of six children.
She grew up in Missouri and graduated from Canton High School in 1942. She worked for a while in St. Louis, Due to WWII, the family moved to California in 1943 and Kay has lived in San Bernardino County since that time.
Kay, 87, is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ernest K. Parke; a sister, Helen Stewart of Thousand Oaks, CA; a brother and sister in law, Kermit & Dorothy Hayden of Bloomington, CA; sister in law, Georgia Hayden of Colton, CA; a cousin, Evie Anderson of Loma Linda, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, B.J. Hayden, Kenneth Hayden and sister, Jackie Bayne.
After a severe stroke at age 27 she reinvented herself and was very successful as a Bookkeeper and Financial Secretary for many years. She worked for the San Bernardino City Schools and at San Gorgonio High School until she retired. She and Ernie have traveled and cruised throughout the world to more than 60 countries. Kay was an over 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a life member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a member of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, CSEA, and the San Bernardino Elks Club.
Services will be held at Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, CA, with the Viewing on Monday, September 5th from 4 to 8 P.M. and the Memorial Service on Tuesday, September 6th at 10 A.M. Published in San Bernardino Sun on September 2, 2011.
Proud Descendant of 3 Revolutionary War Patriots:
Alexander Keith VA PVT
John McCutcheon
Jacob Van Meter PA PS
Kay was a Charter Member of the Arrowhead Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a Life Member of the NSDAR.
She grew up in Missouri and graduated from Canton High School in 1942. She worked for a while in St. Louis, Due to WWII, the family moved to California in 1943 and Kay has lived in San Bernardino County since that time.
Kay, 87, is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ernest K. Parke; a sister, Helen Stewart of Thousand Oaks, CA; a brother and sister in law, Kermit & Dorothy Hayden of Bloomington, CA; sister in law, Georgia Hayden of Colton, CA; a cousin, Evie Anderson of Loma Linda, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, B.J. Hayden, Kenneth Hayden and sister, Jackie Bayne.
After a severe stroke at age 27 she reinvented herself and was very successful as a Bookkeeper and Financial Secretary for many years. She worked for the San Bernardino City Schools and at San Gorgonio High School until she retired. She and Ernie have traveled and cruised throughout the world to more than 60 countries. Kay was an over 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a life member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a member of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, CSEA, and the San Bernardino Elks Club.
Services will be held at Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, CA, with the Viewing on Monday, September 5th from 4 to 8 P.M. and the Memorial Service on Tuesday, September 6th at 10 A.M. Published in San Bernardino Sun on September 2, 2011.
Proud Descendant of 3 Revolutionary War Patriots:
Alexander Keith VA PVT
John McCutcheon
Jacob Van Meter PA PS
Kay was a Charter Member of the Arrowhead Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a Life Member of the NSDAR.
MARY KATHRYN "KAY" PARKE April 7, 1924 - August 30, 2011 Mary Kathryn "Kay" Hayden Parke was born in Benjamin, Missouri, to Ben and Hazel Higbee Hayden on April 7, 1924, and was one of six children.
She grew up in Missouri and graduated from Canton High School in 1942. She worked for a while in St. Louis, Due to WWII, the family moved to California in 1943 and Kay has lived in San Bernardino County since that time.
Kay, 87, is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ernest K. Parke; a sister, Helen Stewart of Thousand Oaks, CA; a brother and sister in law, Kermit & Dorothy Hayden of Bloomington, CA; sister in law, Georgia Hayden of Colton, CA; a cousin, Evie Anderson of Loma Linda, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, B.J. Hayden, Kenneth Hayden and sister, Jackie Bayne.
After a severe stroke at age 27 she reinvented herself and was very successful as a Bookkeeper and Financial Secretary for many years. She worked for the San Bernardino City Schools and at San Gorgonio High School until she retired. She and Ernie have traveled and cruised throughout the world to more than 60 countries. Kay was an over 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a life member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a member of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, CSEA, and the San Bernardino Elks Club.
Services will be held at Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, CA, with the Viewing on Monday, September 5th from 4 to 8 P.M. and the Memorial Service on Tuesday, September 6th at 10 A.M. Published in San Bernardino Sun on September 2, 2011.
Proud Descendant of 3 Revolutionary War Patriots:
Alexander Keith VA PVT
John McCutcheon
Jacob Van Meter PA PS
Kay was a Charter Member of the Arrowhead Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a Life Member of the NSDAR.
She grew up in Missouri and graduated from Canton High School in 1942. She worked for a while in St. Louis, Due to WWII, the family moved to California in 1943 and Kay has lived in San Bernardino County since that time.
Kay, 87, is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ernest K. Parke; a sister, Helen Stewart of Thousand Oaks, CA; a brother and sister in law, Kermit & Dorothy Hayden of Bloomington, CA; sister in law, Georgia Hayden of Colton, CA; a cousin, Evie Anderson of Loma Linda, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, B.J. Hayden, Kenneth Hayden and sister, Jackie Bayne.
After a severe stroke at age 27 she reinvented herself and was very successful as a Bookkeeper and Financial Secretary for many years. She worked for the San Bernardino City Schools and at San Gorgonio High School until she retired. She and Ernie have traveled and cruised throughout the world to more than 60 countries. Kay was an over 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a life member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a member of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, CSEA, and the San Bernardino Elks Club.
Services will be held at Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, CA, with the Viewing on Monday, September 5th from 4 to 8 P.M. and the Memorial Service on Tuesday, September 6th at 10 A.M. Published in San Bernardino Sun on September 2, 2011.
Proud Descendant of 3 Revolutionary War Patriots:
Alexander Keith VA PVT
John McCutcheon
Jacob Van Meter PA PS
Kay was a Charter Member of the Arrowhead Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a Life Member of the NSDAR.
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