- Date Of Birth: July 18, 1932
- Date Of Death: February 9, 2020
- State: Colorado
Gay Kennington West, 87, of Aurora, then Arvada, Colorado, passed away February 9, 2020. She was born July 18, 1932 in Grace, Idaho to William A. and Enna Bennett Kennington. Two years later her brother, William Hal, was born, completing the family.
In 1941 Gay moved with her family to Southern California. It was there she was introduced to her future husband, Donald Eugene West, on a blind date. They were married on July 15, 1950 three days before her 18th birthday. On February 19, 1955 Gay and Don were sealed together for ‘Time and All Eternity’ in the St. George, Utah Temple.
Shortly after their marriage, Don was drafted into the Korean War and served for the next two years. After returning from Korea their daughter Joyce was born in July 1953 followed by Mark in June 1955, Julie in January 1958 and Scott in 1959. Gay has said the happiest time of her life was caring for her family and raising her children.
In 1970 the family moved to Aurora, Colorado. Gay soon started working in the dental office of Dr. Howard Ford, as office manager, where she worked for the next 20 years.
As her children married and started families of their own, Gay stepped into her new role as Grandmother.
