Kay Edwards Lynds Morreale died on April 13, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born September 6, 1943, Newark, Arkansas, she is survived by her husband, Anthony (Tony) J. Morreale, Jr., three daughters, Amy (Cy) Fenton, Susan Houston, Greta Wilson, and seven grandchildren: Elliott (Veronica), George, Henry (Krista), Emma Fenton; and Taylor, Madeline, and Virginia Wilson. She also leaves her sister, Virginia Ketz (Butch), of Batesville, Arkansas, and two nieces, Kristi Ketz and Ashley Ketz Nolan. Also, stepsons Anthony J. Morreale III (Sheila) and Austin Morreale (Jennifer) and three grandchildren: A. J., Cooper, and Mary Elizabeth Morreale.
She was predeceased by the father of her children, husband Edmond A. Lynds, in 1971, father, E.C. Edwards, in 1974, and mother, Myrtle F. Edwards, in 2012.
She met her husband, Tony, on a blind date to a friend’s wedding in 1996. They married in 1997. She retired in 2013 as an accountant, having acquired her CPA in her fifties. She enjoyed and was active as a volunteer in many organizations and churches during her life, including being a Vestry member at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, a Garden Guide at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, a volunteer at Alive Hospice patient care, and an English tutor to immigrants through the Nashville Adult Literacy Council, which resulted in long-lasting relationships with a few special ones: Lidia, Ignacio, Ralph, and Mohammed.
She gardened extensively with Tony’s assistance until 2023. She received her Master Gardener designation in 2020. She was also an eager reader as well as being active in farming family lands.
She and Tony enjoyed many travels and adventures to Europe, visiting friends and making new ones along the way, skiing in the West. But her abiding faith in her God and Father was her hope and inspiration. He carried her through this final illness with grace beyond understanding.
Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 4800 Belmont Park Terrace, Nashville, Tenn. A service will follow.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish, contribute to one of her favorite charities: Siloam Health, Alive Hospice, or St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church.
