Kay Ruth Lancaster

Kay Lancaster, 81, of Sheridan, Indiana, died at 1:10 AM on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kay was born May 22,1938 in Beaver Falls, PA, the daughter of Blanche McKee Webster and Frank E. Love. Her stepfather, Norman C. Webster, was her chosen father figure.
 
Kay graduated from Carmel High School in 1956 after moving to Carmel as a senior and being selected Homecoming queen that fall. She attended Hanover college, where she was active in Phi Mu Sorority, Rho chapter. She taught kindergarten at York Kindergarten in Carmel for several years.

Kay married Phil Lancaster on January 31, 1958; together they raised three children.  Since 1971, Kay and Phil owned and operated what is now Northside Trailer LLC. Kay continued to own and manage the business following Phil's death in 1988; it continues operating today at 11985 East State Road 32, Zionsville, Indiana.

Kay was an accomplished equestrienne as a youngster, having won the Saddle Seat Equitation in Madison Square Garden. Her passion for horses was shared by her family, as owning and showing horses continued throughout her entire lifetime. Always an enthusiastic and compassionate educator, Kay was a Hamilton county 4-H Horse & Pony and Dog Obedience Leader for many years, assisted with the Indiana State Fair 4-H Horse & Pony Show, and coordinated the Purdue University Indiana 4-H Horsemanship Camp, which provided unique experiences and educational opportunities for youngsters for 49 years. She had been an active member of the Hamilton County Horsemen's Association; the Boone County Horsemen’s Association and the Indiana Quarter Horse Association. Kay owned horses over the decades who won countless Indiana Quarter Horse Association year-end titles, as well as awards at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress and the AQHA World Championship Show. As a rider, Kay last competed in a walk-trot western pleasure class in September 2019 at the age of 81. She also enjoyed years of memory-making adventures with a couple of her closest friends, Janet Bryant and Robbylou Endres, with whom Kay was having dinner when she became critically ill on February 22,2020.

Kay's husband, Phil, died in November 1988, which was not long after having lost their eldest son, Mike, in July of the same year. She is survived by her daughter, Beth Lancaster Moon (Marty) and her son, Kent Lancaster (Karen); along with two granddaughters, Kendra Lancaster Hall (Ben) and Kelsie Lancaster; a sister, Jane Padgett; and two nieces, Cindy Padgett and Deb Padgett Boocher (Dan).

Arrangements have been entrusted to Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, in Noblesville, IN 46062. Visitation will be on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 4:00-8:00 pm. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the funeral home, with Rev. Jim Kyle presiding. Interment will follow in Carmel Cemetery with her husband, Phil, and their son, Mike.

In lieu of flowers, Kay’s family requests memorial contributions in her name be made to the AQHA Foundation, PO Box 32111, Amarillo TX 79120; or Leukemia Research Foundation, 191 Waukegan Road, Suite 105, Northfield, IL 60093-2744; or Purdue Animal Hospital, c/o Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of Advancement, Lynn Hall, Room 1177A, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907.

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