Carolyn Kay (Pryor) Trantham was born August 23, 1940, in Buhl Idaho to Clyde and Doris (Gibson) Pryor. After surviving lung cancer for 16 years, Kay, as she was known to family and friends, suffered acute COPD and was again assaulted by lung cancer. Her small body simply could not fight this last assault and she was called home to be with her savior at 5:30am January 21 ,2023. Kay loved to dance and was regularly seen dancing around her kitchen. As a military spouse, Kay managed to raise 3 children while traveling to Europe and at various posts around the US. In 1974 the Army took the family to Fort Greely, Alaska where her and her husband worked for 25 years. Kay worked for the government in various capacities retiring after 25 years as a budget analyst. In 1999 Kay and Art left Alaska for their new home in El Paso, Texas. They spent the next 22 summers traveling around the states visiting friends and family while enjoying the wonders of the country. Kay is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 62 years, Major Arthur W. Trantham Sr., children; Tammera A. (Trantham) Richardson (Brent A. Richardson), Kelli A. (Trantham) Perry (Michael L. Perry) and Arthur W. Trantham Jr. (Juli A. (Hudgins) Trantham). She was a loving grandmother to 7, a loving GiGi (great grandmother) to 9 with one on the way, and a loving great-great GiGi to 1.
Celebration of Life will be held at Coronado Christian Church, 118 Belvidere St., El Paso, TX 79912 on February 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MartinFuneralHomeWest.com for the Trantham family.
