Audrey R. McVay--Scott City and Leoti

(October 13, 1923 - July 11, 2011)


Audrey R. McVay, age 87, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on October 13, 1923 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Goldie L. Nance Eskew. Audrey was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1965 moving from Oberlin, Kansas.

She attended the Park Lane Ministries at Park Lane Nursing Home. Audrey loved to cook. She owned and operated several cafe’s including “The Fifth Wheel” in Oberlin, Kansas in 1960. She also cooked many years for the Butterfield Trail Ride.

She and her husband Albert also owned and operated McVay Liquor in Scott City for over 20 years. In 1965 Audrey & Albert survived a plane crash in a 9 passenger Cessna in Farmington, New Mexico.

In 1940 she married Kenneth Blose. In 1946 she married Alvin Carlson. In 1964 she married Albert M. McVay in St. Francis, Kansas. He passed away on April 15, 1994 in Scott City, Kansas.

Survivors include Two Sons - Ron Blose of Leoti, Kansas, Jim Carlson of Prescott, Arizona, Two Grandsons - Jesse Carlson of Scott City, Kansas, Jimmy Carlson of Prescott, Arizona, Two Granddaughters - Dorinda Carlson of Garden City, Kansas, Laura Carlson of San Diego, California.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, 3 Husbands, 1 Brother, and 2 Sisters.

Graveside Services will be held at the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011 with the Rev. Jon Tuttle presiding.

Memorials may be given to the Scott County Home Health Department or Park Lane Nursing Home % Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday and 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday @ Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott

Obituary courtesy of Price and Sons Funeral Homes of Garden City, Scott City, Leoti and Tribune.

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