Kay was born on January 1, 1947, to the late Ralph C. Stewart and the late Wilma Queen Stewart.
Survivors include her sister, Kimberly Arrowood and husband, Clyde; niece, Laura Hernandez and her husband, Jr., and Jennifer Bates and her husband, Jayme; great nieces and nephews, Sophia Perez, Julian and Adriel Hernandez, and Augustine Bates.
A private entombment will take place at Gaston Memorial Park.