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Roger Lee Gay

Benton, KY Jan. 31, 1953 | Mar. 21, 2015
Benton, KY | Jan. 31, 1953 | Mar. 21, 2015
Mr. Roger Lee Gay, age 62 of Benton, KY, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 5:01 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY.

Born Saturday, January 31, 1953 in Hardin, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Eugene P. Gay and the late Ludean (Rogers) Gay. He was the husband of the late Mary Jo (Brown) Myers Gay.

He was a retired police officer with the Kentucky State Police where he had achieved the rank of Detective. After retirement from the KSP, he worked an additional 8 years as a Police Officer with the City of Benton. He was a member of Benton Church of Christ.

Surviving are his sons, Lee Gay, wife Beth of Benton, KY and Lewis Gay, wife Lyndsay of Benton, KY, step-daughter, Juli Conner of Benton, KY, and step-son, Richard Hendrickson, wife Laurie of Benton, KY, one sister, Patricia Ann York of Benton, KY, five grandchildren, Rylan Gay, Rory Gay, Ransley Gay, Lynnley Gay and Lynnox Gay all of Benton, KY., six step-grandchildren, Kayla Teckenbrock, husband Zeb of Benton, KY, Dylan Keeling of Benton, KY, Chloe Hendrickson, Cayce Hendrickson, Owen Hendrickson and Haylee Hendrickson all of Benton, KY, and his loving and faithful companion Molly.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and by one brother, David Gay.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Collier Funeral Home in Benton, KY. Mark Ray will officiate. Interment will follow the service in Pace Cemetery, Hardin, KY.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th, Benton, KY.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belford Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101.

 


Collier Funeral Home
211 West 5th Street
Benton, KY 42025
Email : info@collierfuneralhome.com Phone : (270) 527-3141