Kay M. Hembrough, 72, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her home in rural Hutchinson, Kansas.

Kay’s lifelong love for animals began as a young girl. She participated in 4-H, competed in Lil’ Britches Rodeo and High School Rodeo. Later, as a young woman, she also worked polo horses at the Wichita Polo Club. She grew up near Wichita and graduated from Derby High School in 1967. After graduating, Kay started her accounting career as a bookkeeper at an area car dealership. In addition to accounting, she drove a school bus for Wichita Public Schools and later, Hesston Public Schools.

Kay eventually renewed her love of horses after her children were grown and spent her weekends chasing cans at various horse shows and barrel races around Kansas. For several years, she ran her own show arena, “Buddy Up Arena,” outside of Burrton, Kansas. After hanging up her reins and eventually retiring from accounting, Kay continued helping others driving buses that served the people in the Hutchinson area where she’d lived for the past 20+ years.

Kay is preceded in death by her father, Ralph “Bud” Hembrough; mother, Gladys (Futhey) Hembrough; brother, John C. Hembrough; and one grandson.

She is survived by her three children, Tony (Khristy) Morgan of Augusta; Tim (Kelly) Morgan of Peck; and Traci Morgan of Hesston, as well as four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

A celebration of Kay’s life will be held at a later date.