This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Christopher, Zapinski, Paxton, Lee Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YZ5.2ACIB/1027 Message Board Post: The Morning News Mt. Pleasant, MI February 19, 2004 Beatrice Kaye Zapinski-Paxton April 4, 1943-Feb. 16, 2004 Kaye Paxton passed away Monday, February 16, 2004 at her home in Farwell, MI. Friends are invited to gather with her family at the Stephenson-Wyman funeral home from 2:30-6:00 p.m. Kaye passed away on Monday, February 16, 2004 at her home in Farwell, MI. Kaye was born in Detroit, MI., the daughter of Edward and Beatrice Christopher. Kaye graduated from Southfield High School and studied at the University of Michigan, graduating with a Bachelors and Masters degree in education. She worked as an adult education teacher in both Royal Oak and Farmington Schools. She retired from Oakland Community College in 1990 where she taught English as a second language. Kaye and her late husband, Thomas Paxton, moved from Detroit area in 1991 to Farwell, MI. She was a longtime member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also a member of the Eagles. She enjoyed sewing and reading. Kaye will always be remembered as a person of strong character and high intellect. Kaye is survived by her mothers, Beatrice Christopher of Palatine, IL; her son, Timothy Zapinski of Southfield, MI; and her daughter, Jennifer Zapinski of Royal Oak, MI; her nephew, Christopher Lee and her niece, Laurel Lee, both of Palatine, IL. Kaye was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Paxton, who died on February 5, 2004, and also her father, Edward Christopher. Family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes association. Please sign the online condolence registered@ www.stephenson-wyman.com