Kathryn (Kay) I. Briggs died on April 2, 2017, in Middletown, Conn., at the age of 100. Kay and husband Morton were summer residents on Hines Point for more than 30 years, and leave behind three generations of family from the Island: son Kirk (Mary Vivian), and grandchildren Nicholas (Tracy), Ila Briggs Halby (Peter), and Willis Finley. Also surviving Kay are her two other children, Christopher of Marlborough, N.H., and Kate Holmes of Grand Junction, Colo.; two other grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Kay was born in Birmingham, Ala., on Oct. 7, 1916, to John Barna Ivey II and Katherine Fern Ivey. After college, she met Morton on a boat sailing for France, where they both taught English to French students. Morton joined the faculty of Wesleyan University in 1943. He and Kay remained active in that community for the rest of their lives.
Memorial contributions may be made to Martha’s Vineyard Community Services or the Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard.