The State, Columbia, SC, Aug. 16, 2004

KAY POLSON
    Hopkins -- Services for Martha Kay Polson, 56, will be held Tuesday at
11 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Reverend Ryan Pack will officiate.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to Beulah Baptist Church Building Fund, 9487 Garners Ferry Road,
Hopkins, SC 29061.  The family will receive friends Monday 6-8 p.m. at
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
    Kay died Saturday, August 14, 2004, after a long and courageous battle
against cancer.  Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of Martha Layton
Lake and the late Haskell F. Rogers.  A 1966 graduate of Lower Richland
High School, she was a member of Faith Sunday School Class of Beulah
Baptist Church and the Red Hat Club.  She retired in 2000 after 28 years
from Square D Company where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club.
    In addition to her mother, she is survived by her devoted husband of
38 years, David H. Polson; her daughter and son-in-law, Candace and Mike
Watkins, and son and daughter-in-law, Travis and Misty Polson, all of
Lexington; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Sarah Watkins and Mackenzie and
David Polson; her sisters and brothers-in-law, JoAnn Krenkel, Patricia
Motley, Carol and Joe Skvasik and Donna and Bill Hardy; and countless
nieces, nephews and dear friends.
    "Kay's incredible courage, determined optimism and positive attitude
have been and will continue to be an inspiration to all who kew her.
We'll miss you, Kay Baby."
    The family would like to thank Dr. William Butler and his staff,
especially Dusty, for their many  years of concerned care, as well as
the staff of the Cancer Center at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital.