Louise M. Gay

Mrs. Louise M. Gay, age 90 of Spring Hill, TN, died Saturday evening at Signature Health Care in Columbia, TN. Born Sept 24, 1919 in Sayre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Horace Harold and Sue Hatherill Johnson. Louise received her RN degree in 1941 from Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. The following January, she married John Edward Gay, with whom she shared the following 68 years. Louise worked as a social worker while living in NY, and loved to travel and do crafts. She will be most remembered for her love of children and as a caregiver and nurturer. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law: Dr. John E. Kacey Gay Jr. of Florida; a daughter: Karen Castle of Spring Hill, TN; 3 grandchildren: Chad Heather Castle of Woodstock, GA, Ryan Castle of Kennesaw, GA, and Candice Rogers of Spring Hill, TN; and 3 great-grandchildren: Sierra Greeson, Sadie Castle, and Taylor Rogers. The family will conduct private services, with burial at a later date in the Tioga Point Cemetery in Sayre, PA.