Katherine “Kay” Ann McCraw
August 02, 1944 - January 07, 2019
Mission Viejo CA
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Katherine “Kay” Ann McCraw
August 02, 1944 - January 07, 2019
Mission Viejo CA
Obituary
Katherine Ann McCraw, known to everyone as Kay, passed away on January 7, 2019 at the age of 74.
Kay was born on August 2, 1944, in Florida to Charles Michael (Mike) Crowell and Lillian Margaret Crowell.
In 1963, Kay graduated from Raymondville High School in Raymondville, Texas. She went on to marry her high school sweetheart, John Warren McCraw, on February 13, 1965.
Kay and John moved to Southern California in 1968 where they raised their three daughters.
Kay is survived by her husband of 53 years, John; daughter Misty and son-in-law Jim Schulte; daughter Tracy and son-in-law Ken Whitney; daughter Nicole and son-in-law Jay Raftery; brother Foster and sister-in-law Annette Crowell; 7 grandchildren: Brooke, Heather, and Steven Schulte; John and David Whitney; London and Logan Raftery; sister-in-law Jenie McCraw; 3 nieces: Bethany McCraw, Joy Hayworth, and Tiffany Crowell; 3 nephews: Derrick Richardson, Rick Richardson, and David McCraw.
She is preceded in death by her mother Lillian, father Mike, grandson Graham Whitney, sister-in-law Joyce Richardson, brother-in-law Nolan Richardson, and brother-in-law Olan (Sonny) McCaw Jr.
There will be A Celebration of Life Memorial Service on Saturday January 26, 2019 at 11:00am. The service will be held at Reformation Lutheran Church located at 15750 Magnolia St. Westminster CA 92683 with a reception to follow.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations in her memory be made to one of the following:
The Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders
By Mail
The GFPD
P.O. Box 33238
Tulsa, OK 74153
(Note in the Memo: In Memory of Kay McCraw)
Online
www.thegfpd.org
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Reformation Lutheran Church
By Mail
Reformation Lutheran Church
Attn: Financial Secretary
15750 Magnolia St.
Westminster, CA 92683
(Note in the Memo: In Memory of Kay McCraw)
Online
www.reflutheran.org
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NOTE: Please do not send flowers to the church. Staff is not always on site to receive them.
Celebration Of Life
- Date & Time: January 26, 2019 (11:00 AM)
- Venue: Reformation Lutheran Church
- Location: 15750 Magnolia Street Westminster, CA 92683 - (Get Directions)
2 responses to Katherine “Kay” Ann McCraw
Alan and Janice Norman says:
January 12, 2019
So sorry to hear about Kay! Bowling was always fun with Kay around. Thinking of you Nicole.
Michelle Berry says:
January 18, 2019
Kay, you were a 2nd mother to me. I think I spent as much of my time at your home as I did my own You were always kind and patient with me, even when I was tumbling and tapping my way through your house while singing at the top of my lungs. You let me raid the junk food drawer and eat all the M&M’s In the candy jar and never made me feel as if I were imposing. You treated me as if I was one of your own and I am forever grateful for the love you shared.
You were always available to trim my hair when my bangs got too long. You were always supportive and proud of all my accomplishments in the arts and in life. When I was older, and the girls were all out of the house, you would let me come over and read your people magazines for hours and again I would eat all your M&M’s. I hope you know how much you meant to me and how much I loved you. Your memory will live on in me and everyone who had the fortune of knowing you.