Kay, as she was known to many friends and family, was born to Fred and Mabel Culver in Burlington Junction, Missouri. She graduated high school in Claremont, Missouri and shortly after, married Max Niles on February 20, 1943. In June of 1956, for health reasons the family moved to Denver, Colorado; where Kay worked as a legal secretary for many years.
She is survived by: her son Fred (Patricia) Niles, her daughter Janice Niles; her two granddaughters: Danita (Michael) Seamars & Corinthia (Lance) Booth; her three great grandchildren: Patrick Seamars, Ashlee (Steven) Upchurch, and Codee Seamars; her five great great grandchildren: Audrey, Ainee, Aylee, Aevyn, and Sterling Upchurch; and her sister Dorothy (Warren) Schultz.