Alma Kaye was born on March 7, 1915 to James and Edna Potter in Chewelah, Washington. She met and married Henry M. Kaye on March 2, 1941 in Chewelah. They spent the majority of their married life in Milton-Freewater and Pendleton, Oregon, where Henry practiced law and later became a district judge. They moved to Panorama City, Lacey, Washington in 1987. Alma passed away January 5, 2015 at Panorama City.