Family Group Sheet
NameKarl “Kay” George Ashcroft
Birth10 May 1921, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
Death3 Mar 2007, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah
BurialKirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
FatherKarl George Ashcroft (1897-1953)
MotherRuth Biggs (1898-1982)
Other spousesElsie June Palmer
Marriageaft 1987
SpouseEleanor Foutz
Birth12 Jun 1923, New Mexico
Death29 Jul 2007, San Juan Co., New Mexico
BurialKirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico
FatherLeroy “Roy” Foutz (1897-1962)
MotherGertrude Biggs (1900-1984)
Other spousesWilliam Osborne Adair Slade
Notes for Karl “Kay” George Ashcroft
His obituary as copied onto FindaGrave.com reported:
“Kay Ashcroft, 85, lifetime resident of Kirtland, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007, at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born May 10, 1921, in Kirtland.
He was a WWII veteran, owner and operator of Tsaya Trading Post, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Ashcroft of Kirtland; sons, Nick Ashcroft and wife, Lawana, of Bloomfield, Ross Ashcroft and wife, Debra, of Kirtland, and Brad Ashcroft and wife, Candace, of Waterflow; daughters, Ramona Fischer and husband, Hans, of Midway, Utah, Mayla Fischer and husband, Gerald, of Sandy, Utah, Lisa Armer and husband, Allen, of Kirtland; 26 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Karl George and Ruth Ashcroft; wife, June Ashcroft; brothers, Lamar, Gordon, and Stewart Van; sister, Lavone Palmer; grandson, Ronald Perez; and daughter, Sandy Bybee.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 9, at Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home & Crematory in Farmington. Services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 479 County Road 6100 in Kirtland. Following services, interment will be at Kirtland Cemetery with full military honors provided by the U.S. Army.”
His gravestone, a double one with his first wife Elsie June, has a military veterans plaque inscribed Karl Kay George Ashcroft Jr., CPL US ARMY WW II.
“Kay Ashcroft, 85, lifetime resident of Kirtland, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007, at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born May 10, 1921, in Kirtland.
He was a WWII veteran, owner and operator of Tsaya Trading Post, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Ashcroft of Kirtland; sons, Nick Ashcroft and wife, Lawana, of Bloomfield, Ross Ashcroft and wife, Debra, of Kirtland, and Brad Ashcroft and wife, Candace, of Waterflow; daughters, Ramona Fischer and husband, Hans, of Midway, Utah, Mayla Fischer and husband, Gerald, of Sandy, Utah, Lisa Armer and husband, Allen, of Kirtland; 26 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Karl George and Ruth Ashcroft; wife, June Ashcroft; brothers, Lamar, Gordon, and Stewart Van; sister, Lavone Palmer; grandson, Ronald Perez; and daughter, Sandy Bybee.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 9, at Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home & Crematory in Farmington. Services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 479 County Road 6100 in Kirtland. Following services, interment will be at Kirtland Cemetery with full military honors provided by the U.S. Army.”
His gravestone, a double one with his first wife Elsie June, has a military veterans plaque inscribed Karl Kay George Ashcroft Jr., CPL US ARMY WW II.
Notes for Eleanor Foutz
The SSDI lists Eleanor F. Ashcroft, born 13 June 1923, died 29 July 2007, last residence Kirtland, San Juan Co., New Mexico, SSN issued in California before 1951.
She is buried beside her first husband, William Adair Slade.
She is buried beside her first husband, William Adair Slade.
Notes for Karl “Kay” George & Eleanor (Family)
Kay and Eleanor were first cousins, since their mothers were sisters.
