Kay Frances Chamberlin Tinsley

Mrs. Kay Frances Chamberlin Tinsley, Age 76, a native of Waynesboro, PA and a resident of Daphne, AL passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at her residence. Kay grew up as an “Army brat” spending much of her childhood in Germany, with short stints in Kansas, Soso, Mississippi, and Birmingham, Alabama. She was a 1960 graduate of Ensley High School in Birmingham. After graduating, she went to work as an administrative assistant at the Birmingham Police Department, where she met the love of her life and husband of 57 years, John E. Tinsley. Through her adult years, she lived in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. After retirement, she fulfilled a long time dream of living in a log cabin in the Smoky Mountains. In 2012, she relocated to Fairhope, Alabama, where she was an active member of the Newcomers of the Eastern Shore, the Fairhope Garden Club, the Down and Dirty Garden Club, Chapters Book Club, and the Stone Creek Book Club. Kay was an avid reader and crafter and loved spending time in the Smoky Mountains. She always had a smile on her face and a unique talent for making people feel warmly welcomed and cared for. She is preceded in death by a son, John Scott Tinsley. Survivors include her husband, John E. Tinsley ; two daughters, Lisa (Tom) O’Hara  and Donna (Will) Hornsby all  of Daphne, AL; one son, Chris ( Kristin) Tinsley of Tullahoma, TN; one sister, Sarah (Jim) Seay of Orlando, FL; one brother, Wilbur J.(Tammy)  Chamberlin, Jr of Ovett, MS; seven grandchildren, Tommy O’Hara, John Brian O’Hara, McKenna Hornsby, Drew Tinsley, Everett Tinsley, Finnigan Tinsley and Kendall Tinsley; other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Christ The King Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM until time of the Mass. Interment services will be private. In lieu of flowers, her family request memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, ALz.org or the Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope, AL. 36532. ARRANGEMENTS BYWOLFE-BAYVIEWFUNERAL HOMES& CREMATORY, INC.27409 US HWY 98DAPHNE, AL  36526(251)625-2900www.wolfefuneralhomes.com