Catherine "Kay" Allen Thompson of Beckley died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, in Beckley. She was born Aug. 21, 1929, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Dr. Howard Bushnell Allen and Charlotte Schermerhorn Allen. Kay attended Morgantown public schools, graduated from West Virginia University and the College of Graduate Studies with an M.A. in Education Administration. She was dedicated to her students as she taught biology at Woodrow Wilson High School for 20 years and at Beckley College. She was an active member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Our mother had a passion for her family, her friends, her community and her church. One of her greatest joys was raising awareness of the need and generating support for an auditorium at Woodrow Wilson High School. She was an avid Flying Eagle and WVU Mountaineer fan. Her optimistic outlook extended to volunteering time for helping people prepare their tax returns as well as being secretary and treasurer for the Landmark Home Owners Association. Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Cooksey and her husband, John, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Catharine "Kitzy" Cotogno and her husband, Ken, of Daniels; two sons, Ed Thompson and his wife, Cindy, of Jamestown, N.C., and Tim "Ox" Thompson and his wife, Robin, of Daniels; two grandchildren, Cassandra "Cassie" Cooksey and John Nicholas "J.N." Cooksey; two brothers, Dan Allen and wife, Audrey, of Chestertown, Md., and George Allen and wife, Gladys, of Waynesboro, Va.; four sisters, Nancy Outten of St. Cloud, Fla., Louise Whittlesey and husband, Robert, of Acton, Mass., Priscilla Allen of London, England, and Barbara White of Charles Town; and several nieces and nephews. A vigil was held Wednesday evening at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Service will be 1 p.m. today at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church with Father Jack Weise officiating. Private interment for cremains will take place in the Columbarium at St. Stephen's on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Memorial Fund at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 200 Virginia Ave., Beckley, WV 25801. Condolences to the family may be e-mailed to calfeedrc@charter.net. The family extends special thanks to the staff and residents of Greystone, the staff of Raleigh General Hospital, the employees of Kroger on Harper Road and her neighbors on her beloved Carriage Drive. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.