Wanda Kay Gay

Wanda Kay (Smith) Gay was born on October 13, 1941, in Brownfield, Texas to O.B. and

Anna Bell Smith. Kay passed away on October 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with

cancer.

Kay was a lifelong member of the Seminole, Texas, community contributing to a variety of

clubs and groups over the years. She enjoyed sharing her passion and extraordinary talent

for porcelain painting through the local China club. Kay was an avid gardener and looked

forward to her monthly Garden Club meetings for an opportunity to share her prized

cuttings or articles she had read with her friends. The Seminole Senior Center was a

favorite place for Kay to catch up with friends, play bingo and share stories over laughter

and good meals.

Kay was an adventurer. She enjoyed traveling, exploring new places, and fishing for hours. The

shopping, restaurants and culture of Santa Fe held a special place in her heart. When Kay

married Robert “Bob” Gay, a union of fun, laughter and adoration blessed their lives.

Our Honey Kay was the glue that held the family together. Not one birthday went without

the perfect greeting card, chocolate cake and balloons. She wasn’t scared to tell the truth,

give her opinion or offer her guided wisdom.

Kay was proceeded in death by her parents, brother Dean Smith, sister Melba Hughes and

great niece Kaci Fairchild.

She will be greatly missed by her surviving family: niece, D’Ann Blackmon and husband

Dusty, nephew Jerry Hughes and wife Vicki, nephew Mark Hughes and wife Gloria. Six great

nieces and nephews: Katlin Langehennig and husband Matt, Dallas Garza and husband

Anthony, Kolt Blackmon, Peyton Patterson and husband Hayden, Heather Carpenter and

husband Brian and Haley Hughes. Honey Kay left a lasting impression on her ten great,

great nieces and nephews, lovingly referred to as her “Little Darlings.”