Posted: 1:04 AM - Oct 11, 2006
Printed in The Winchester Star on Wednesday 11 October 2006.
Keightley Wilson McKay Vanscoy, 84, of Winchester, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Vanscoy was born June 26, 1922, in Clarke County, the daughter of Lehew and Nannie Heflybower McKay. She was a nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Hillcrest, Shawnee Springs, and Bon Air Nursing Home.
She was a member of Market Street United Methodist Church and the Virginia Nurses Association. She was a life member of the Women of the Eagles and Women of the Moose.
She was married to Marion P. "Slim" Vanscoy.
Surviving are two sons, Bruce Vanscoy of Indianapolis and William Vanscoy of Winchester; a sister, Ella "Sis" Corso of Inwood, W.Va.; her twin brother, Kenneth "Bo" McKay of Inwood; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Margaret Ann Stewart; and three brothers, Jonathan Walker "Corky" McKay, Winston Lehew "Winse" McKay, and William "Buck" McKay II, are deceased.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, Winchester, with the Rev. Anthony "Pete" Wadsworth officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be William Vanscoy II, Jeremy Vanscoy, Frederick McKay, Archie McKay, Terry Donald, and Denny Smallwood.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Keightley McKay “Kitty” Vanscoy, 84, of Winchester, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at Evergreen Health and Rehab Center
in Winchester, Virginia.
Mrs. Vanscoy was born June 26, 1922 in Clarke County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late LeHew and Nannie Heflybower McKay. She was married to Marion P. “Slim” Vanscoy on November 28, 1945 in Winchester. Slim preceded her in death in 1966.
Kitty graduated from Clarke County High School and Winchester School of Nursing at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Upon Graduating, she worked at Winchester Memorial Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital. But, Kitty’s true love of nursing was in caring for the elderly. She showed her love and compassion by working for many years at Hillcrest, Shawnee Springs, and Bon Air Nursing Homes.
She was a lifetime member of the Eagles’ Women’s Auxiliary and a founding charter member of the Women of the Moose, here in Winchester and she was a member of Virginia’s Nursing Society.
Kitty is survived by two sons: William M. Vanscoy and his wife Susan, of Winchester; and Bruce M. Vanscoy and his wife Judy, of Indianapolis, Indiana. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Kim Vanscoy Oliveto, of Winchester; William M. Vanscoy II and his wife Paula of Winchester; Jamie L. Vanscoy, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Jeremy S. Vanscoy and his wife Ashley of Indianapolis, Indiana; Terry Donald and his wife Kay of Springfield, Virginia; and Anna Marie Rothgeb and her husband Larry of Ruther Glen, Virginia. One grandson, John W. Donald preceded her in death. Also, loving her were six great-grandchildren, Cody A. and Logan E. Glass, sons of Kim Oliveto of Winchester; Jillian G. Vanscoy, daughter of William M. and Paula Vanscoy, of Winchester; Kyle Donald, son of Terry and Kay Donald, of Springfield, Virginia; Cheyanne Donald, son of the late John Donald; and Cheryl Roynon, daughter of Anna Marie Rothgeb; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Also, surviving her are a sister, Ella “Sis” Corso and her husband Paul Corso of Inwood, West Virginia; a twin brother, Kenneth “Bo” McKay and his late wife Lorraine; and Bo’s friend Helen Pehlevan, of Inwood, West Virginia. Kitty was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Ann Donald Stewart of Fredericksburg, Virginia and three brothers, Jonathan Walker “Corky” McKay and his wife Dale; Winston “Winse” McKay and his wife, Mary; and William “Buck” McKay and his first wife Mary, and then his surviving wife, Lou.
By being charter members of the Moose Club, Kitty and her husband Slim, who was a Pilgrim, enjoyed going to many conventions and attending the dances at the club. Because of going to all the dances, Kitty loved to wear her big, bold, flashy and dangling earrings and jewelry. She will always be remembered wearing the biggest earrings that she could find! Kitty was very opinionated, feisty, and loved a good dance and party, yet she would do anything for anyone whether it was making applesauce cakes or doing laundry for other people.
Family will receive friends at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Street on Thursday night from 7-9 p.m. with a memorial tribute by the Eagles’ Women Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 13, 2006 at 11 a.m. with Reverend Pete Wadsworth officiating and a memorial tribute by the Winchester Chapter of the Women of the Moose, at Omps Funeral Home Chapel on Amherst Street. Burial will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
Pallbearers will be William M. Vanscoy, II; Jeremy S. Vanscoy; Terry Donald; Freddie McKay; Archie McKay; and Denny Smallwood.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to either the American Cancer Society or another organization of their choice.
Keightley W. Vanscoy
Keightley Wilson McKay Vanscoy, 84, of Winchester, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Vanscoy was born June 26, 1922, in Clarke County, the daughter of Lehew and Nannie Heflybower McKay. She was a nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Hillcrest, Shawnee Springs, and Bon Air Nursing Home.
She was a member of Market Street United Methodist Church and the Virginia Nurses Association. She was a life member of the Women of the Eagles and Women of the Moose.
She was married to Marion P. "Slim" Vanscoy.
Surviving are two sons, Bruce Vanscoy of Indianapolis and William Vanscoy of Winchester; a sister, Ella "Sis" Corso of Inwood, W.Va.; her twin brother, Kenneth "Bo" McKay of Inwood; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Margaret Ann Stewart; and three brothers, Jonathan Walker "Corky" McKay, Winston Lehew "Winse" McKay, and William "Buck" McKay II, are deceased.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, Winchester, with the Rev. Anthony "Pete" Wadsworth officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be William Vanscoy II, Jeremy Vanscoy, Frederick McKay, Archie McKay, Terry Donald, and Denny Smallwood.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Keightley McKay Vanscoy
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Mrs. Vanscoy was born June 26, 1922 in Clarke County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late LeHew and Nannie Heflybower McKay. She was married to Marion P. “Slim” Vanscoy on November 28, 1945 in Winchester. Slim preceded her in death in 1966.
Kitty graduated from Clarke County High School and Winchester School of Nursing at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Upon Graduating, she worked at Winchester Memorial Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital. But, Kitty’s true love of nursing was in caring for the elderly. She showed her love and compassion by working for many years at Hillcrest, Shawnee Springs, and Bon Air Nursing Homes.
She was a lifetime member of the Eagles’ Women’s Auxiliary and a founding charter member of the Women of the Moose, here in Winchester and she was a member of Virginia’s Nursing Society.
Kitty is survived by two sons: William M. Vanscoy and his wife Susan, of Winchester; and Bruce M. Vanscoy and his wife Judy, of Indianapolis, Indiana. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Kim Vanscoy Oliveto, of Winchester; William M. Vanscoy II and his wife Paula of Winchester; Jamie L. Vanscoy, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Jeremy S. Vanscoy and his wife Ashley of Indianapolis, Indiana; Terry Donald and his wife Kay of Springfield, Virginia; and Anna Marie Rothgeb and her husband Larry of Ruther Glen, Virginia. One grandson, John W. Donald preceded her in death. Also, loving her were six great-grandchildren, Cody A. and Logan E. Glass, sons of Kim Oliveto of Winchester; Jillian G. Vanscoy, daughter of William M. and Paula Vanscoy, of Winchester; Kyle Donald, son of Terry and Kay Donald, of Springfield, Virginia; Cheyanne Donald, son of the late John Donald; and Cheryl Roynon, daughter of Anna Marie Rothgeb; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Also, surviving her are a sister, Ella “Sis” Corso and her husband Paul Corso of Inwood, West Virginia; a twin brother, Kenneth “Bo” McKay and his late wife Lorraine; and Bo’s friend Helen Pehlevan, of Inwood, West Virginia. Kitty was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Ann Donald Stewart of Fredericksburg, Virginia and three brothers, Jonathan Walker “Corky” McKay and his wife Dale; Winston “Winse” McKay and his wife, Mary; and William “Buck” McKay and his first wife Mary, and then his surviving wife, Lou.
By being charter members of the Moose Club, Kitty and her husband Slim, who was a Pilgrim, enjoyed going to many conventions and attending the dances at the club. Because of going to all the dances, Kitty loved to wear her big, bold, flashy and dangling earrings and jewelry. She will always be remembered wearing the biggest earrings that she could find! Kitty was very opinionated, feisty, and loved a good dance and party, yet she would do anything for anyone whether it was making applesauce cakes or doing laundry for other people.
Family will receive friends at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Street on Thursday night from 7-9 p.m. with a memorial tribute by the Eagles’ Women Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 13, 2006 at 11 a.m. with Reverend Pete Wadsworth officiating and a memorial tribute by the Winchester Chapter of the Women of the Moose, at Omps Funeral Home Chapel on Amherst Street. Burial will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
Pallbearers will be William M. Vanscoy, II; Jeremy S. Vanscoy; Terry Donald; Freddie McKay; Archie McKay; and Denny Smallwood.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to either the American Cancer Society or another organization of their choice.