Kay Frances Gialenios

                                                                      In Loving Memory of Kay Frances Gialenios
                                                                              February 14, 1941 – October 4, 2025

Our sweet mother, Kay Frances Gialenios, fought her battle with courage, grace, and an unwavering spirit. On Saturday, October 4th, 2025, surrounded by the most important people in her life, she peacefully took her last breath and went home to Heaven.

Kay Frances was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 1941, in Wise County, Virginia. A day that perfectly reflected her loving heart. Valentine’s Day will forever hold new meaning for those who loved her so deeply.

In 1959, she married Robert McKay Fanning, and together they had two daughters, Debra Sue Fanning, born July 21st, 1960, in Miami, Florida, and Pamela Kay Fanning, born May 2nd, 1963, in Princeton, West Virginia. After a hurricane forced the family to leave Florida, they returned to West Virginia, where Kay raised her girls until 1972. That year, she divorced and courageously moved her two young daughters to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she began a new chapter filled with love, laughter, and so many adventures.

Kay Frances was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Marie and Marvin Wilson, her sister Virginia Wilson, and her brother Tommy Wilson, who are all now joyfully welcoming her into Heaven and greeting her at the Lord’s table with open arms.

In the later years of her life, Kay found extraordinary love and companionship with James Collier, her devoted boyfriend of four years. James treated her like a queen. Spoiling her, loving her, and caring for her tenderly until the very end. He was by her side, along with her daughters Debra and Pamela, her dearest friend Robin Shirah, and longtime family friend Laurie Crawford, when she passed peacefully. These were the people who meant the world to Kay and to whom she meant everything.

Kay was a beloved daughter, mother, wife, sister, aunt, and friend. She touched countless hearts with her warmth, humor, and kindness. Her legacy will forever live on through the love she shared and the lives she enriched.

Honoring The Heart of Our Family, Kay Frances Gialenios, will be held on Saturday, February 14th, 2026 in North Carolina on what would have been her 85th birthday.

Location and details to be announced.