Obituary
Bernice "Greg" Martin
(Gregory) McKay
(January 28, 1928 -
April 14, 2014)
Bernice “Greg” Martin (Gregory) McKay,
86, of Huntington, passed away at home on Monday, April 14. Born in Sago,
Virginia on January 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Buford Oren
and Blanche Martin Gregory. She was a graduate of Callands High School in
Sago, VA and the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Danville, VA. She
was a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and later worked as a
pediatric nurse at University Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. She was
preceded in death by her sister Barbara Gregory Huff and brother, John Stone
Gregory. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Dr. Charles E. McKay
Jr., daughter Gina McKay Lodge and husband Robert of Oberlin, OH, and sons
Dr. Charles E. McKay, III and wife Tammy of Nashville, TN and Dr. John McKay
and wife Rebecca of Greer, SC; eleven grandchildren, one great grandson, and
three nieces. Greg was a life-long animal lover, and she rescued numerous
homeless cats over the years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations to her favorite local charity, Little Victories Animal Rescue
Shelter. Funeral service will be conducted 2:00 PM Wednesday April 16, 2014
at Chapman’s Mortuary Huntington with Rev. Hubert Harvey officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1:00 PM on Wednesday.
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