Funeral services for Gay Elliott Keim will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Leland on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 1:00 pm. A reception will be held after the service in her home. Her interment will be in the Bishop Mason Mausoleum, Flower Mound, TX.
Gay passed away in her home in Leland on July 26, 2024, after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 7, 1947, in Dallas, TX, to Edward and Crystal Elliott. She graduated from Highland Park High School, Texas Tech University (BS), and the University of Texas at Arlington (MSSW).
Gay’s working career included serving as a Home Economics County Extension Agent, a classroom teacher, and later as a licensed social worker in several settings. Her loving care for others was a priority in both her personal and work life. She developed many close relationships in a 12-step recovery program which included opening her home to others on the path to recovery. She was also a talented artist, working in several mediums. Her latest passion was for crocheting and knitting with beautiful yarns; many of her creations she gave to friends and family.
Her biggest joy was her family and extended family. She is survived by her husband Don Keim, her son Bryan Elliott Patterson and wife Joni of Stamford, TX, her adopted son, Tim Burke and wife Ericka of Payette, ID, her stepchildren Christina Keim of Nacogdoches, TX, and David Keim and wife April of Lubbock, TX. She also is survived by grandchildren Brett, Emily and Jace Patterson, Sara and Darby Burke, and Drake Anderson. Gay is also survived by her loving sister Kathy Jonas and her husband
Russell Jonas III of Santa Fe, NM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arms of Mercy in Greenville, MS, or a charity of your choice.