Kay Anderson Graves

Kay grew up in Penacook, NH and graduated from Merrimack Valley High school in 1970. In 1974, she earned her English education degree from UNH, which started her lifelong career in education in the Merrimack Valley High School from 1974-1984 and then the Bow School District from 1987-2018. She was a lifetime member of the NEA-NH and served as president of her local Bow EA. She was known by her colleagues as the ultimate grammarian and the Master of the BMS Spelling Bee. Kay enjoyed her time at York Beach, loved her family, students, and friends. Her grandchildren were the light of her life. She treasured her beloved Golden Retriever Maggie and was very devoted to God.

She is survived by her son Christopher Chase Graves and his wife Andrea Graves of Newmarket, NH; daughter Stefanie Frost Dube and her husband Sean of Bow, NH; sister Nancy Polep of Loudon, NH; brother Jeffrey Anderson of Largo, FL; grandchildren Sam Graves of Newmarket, NH, Chase Dube of Bow, NH, and Layla Dube of Bow, NH. She is predeceased by her husband of 33 years Robert C. Graves.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N Main St, Concord, NH. A funeral service will occur Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM at South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St., Concord, NH, with a burial to follow immediately after at Evan's Cemetery, White Rock Hill Rd, Bow, NH.

Donations in memory of Kay may be made to her favorite charity MSPCA.