Diane Williams Kay
August 25, 1931 – May 25, 2023
Swan Lake, Idaho…Diane W. Kay, 91, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Diane
was born on August 25, 1931, in Murray, Utah, a daughter of Daniel Henry and Melba
Lougy Williams.
Her father worked for Kraft Foods Company and was promoted and
transferred often, so she attended schools in Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah,
Pocatello, Idaho, and Whittier, California. She graduated from Whittier Union High
School.
She met her husband, Max D. Kay, when she was a sophomore while picking potatoes
on his Uncle Jerry’s farm in Tyhee. They started dating, but at the end of her sophomore
year, Diane moved to California. They kept in touch through letters and started dating
again while they were attending Utah State University. They were married on April 1,
- Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple in June 1957.
They made their home in Swan Lake on the family ranch.
She enjoyed sewing, reading, knitting, bird watching, working in her beautiful rose
garden, entering her roses, quilts, and antiques in the Bannock County Fair, and
traveling. She loved watching her grandchildren participate in sports and perform in
school activities and rarely missed an occasion to watch them.
Diane was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where
she served in many callings throughout her life. She especially enjoyed serving as a
Temple Officiator for seven years in the Logan, Utah Temple. She loved serving others
and was often dropping meals or treats to friends and neighbors.
Diane worked in the Title Insurance business in Preston, Idaho for 25 years, where she
made many lifelong friends. She was a member of the Downey Study Club.
She is survived by her two children, Cindy Weaver, and Alan (Brenda) Kay, eight
grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, her brothers, Jim (Joanne) Williams and
Tony (Bunny) Williams, and her sister-in-law, Kathy (Andy) Gavin. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her husband, Max, and a grandson, Nicholas Max Kay.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., at The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Swan Lake, Idaho. A viewing will be held prior to
the service from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church. A burial will follow at the Swan
Lake Cemetery.