Kay Marie Stone Standage, 88, born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 8 August, 1932, was the 1st child of Kenneth L. and Mary H. Stone. She grew up in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. After graduating high school, she moved to Provo, Utah and attended Brigham Young University where she earned her degree in Elementary Education and met her eternal companion. In 1968 she became an official citizen of the United States of America. Kay had many talents. She loved music – singing and playing the piano – particularly playing two-piano pieces with friends and accompanying male quartets. She was also a talented seamstress and was always happy; always had a smile on her face; and was always so kind to everyone she knew and met.
Kay is survived by her younger sister Maureen Williams (Sherril) and younger brother, W. “Jack” Stone (Janice), her son, Mark, and daughter-in-law Melissa, her 6 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She will always be loved and truly missed by all who knew her.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 13th, at 2:00 pm, at the Mesa Cemetery on Center Street.
I was hired as a teacher at Mesa Junior High in 1973 to teach eighth grade core with Gene Reed in room 405. Kay was Mr. Reed’s aide who always had a smile on her face. Since I was only twenty-three, parents would automatically go to her assuming that she was Ms. Johnson who taught the English portion of our core class. She would smile and explain that the young woman trying to make sense of the behavior of junior high students was the Ms. Johnson that they wanted to talk with. I have many fond memories of her sweet, kind personality.