Billie Kay "Kay" Batson
July 29, 1940 - February 7, 2024
Obituary
Billie Kay (Kay) Batson passed peacefully at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Federal Way, Washington after a short bout with Septic Pneumonia at 1:55PM.
Kay was preceded in death by her:
Father, Thomas William (TW) Fairburn Jr.
Mother, Kathlene Edress Fairburn
Sister, Sandra Jean Hinderson (David)
Brother, Thomas William III (Tom) (Alline)
Her surviving sister, Marsha Lanette Bonner
8 nieces and nephews
Husband, Dorman L Batson, lost his friend, life-long partner and very special love.
Sons:
Scott Michael (Laura)
- Grandchildren: Kimberly Paige, Conor James and Arrow J. Tristin
Mark David (Eve Stevens)
- Grandchildren: Finley Bond, Wren Marie
Sean Gregory
- Grandchildren: Even Thomas (Mustofa), Jacob Anthony
Craig Steven (Michele)
- Grandchildren: Jessica Josephene Galvan (Adofo), Great-grandson Enzo Anton
- Grandchildren: Colby Michael, Taylor Jean
Kay and Dorman graduated from Hueytown High School, Hueytown, Alabama, 1958 and Kay received her Registered Nurse certificate at Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1960, and Dorman enlisted in the US Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.
On July 14, 1962, Kay and Dorman were married at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown. They returned to Tacoma, Washington to complete his tour-of-duty. After his service, Kay, Dorman, and Scott returned to Alabama where Dorman received his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in 1966.
Kay, Dorman, Scott and Mark returned to Washington where Kay over the next 39 years pursued her nursing career, gave birth to Sean and Craig, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound.
Kay retired from Tacoma General Hospital in 2005. She retired from Regents Blue Shield Insurance in 2020.
Kay loved roller skating with her family as a teenager and took it up again when she turned 60, visiting rinks and making friends in Federal Way, Puyallup, Marysville and Portland, only giving it up when COVID shut down the rinks.
Kay was very active with the Federal Way Food Bank, Courageous Conversations, Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Missions committee at Journey Church in Federal Way. Her special service to the church family was sending Birthday Cards with words with Biblical references of encouragement to the adult members of the congregation.
Kay loved her family deeply and was delighted with and in love with our ten grandchildren and especially our great-grandson little Enzo whom she was blessed to meet, hold, and love on.
