Mildred “Kay” Richard

Mildred Katherine Richard better known to her friends and family as (Kay or Milly Kay) was tragically taken from this world in the early morning hours on May 1st 2013 after being involved in a 2 car accident the evening before. Kay was driving her granddaughter home when they were struck by another vehicle. Kay fought valiantly making it to the hospital before she would later succumb to her injuries. She was a 51 year old mother of two and grandmother of 5.
Kay was born on May 10th 1961 in Great Falls Montana to Burton Donald Schoonover and Christine Wolf. She was raised by Burton and Janice Schoonover who was the woman she called mom. Kay had three sisters Denise Todd, Damita Diggs, and Rachel Schoonover. She spent her childhood growing up in Wenatchee Washington and the surrounding areas. In 1978 she gave birth to her first child a son Joseph Ryan Schoonover. Kay would then be blessed in 1980 with a second child a daughter who she named Heather Katherine Smith. Kay and her two children spent many memorable years together in Wenatchee Washington and the surrounding areas before moving to Helena Montana in 1992.
Kay was a wonderful woman with an amazing heart who had a natural gift for helping others. She loved her job as Manager at The Montana Nugget Casino where she had worked for many years and formed many close bonds and friendships. The socialization and waiting on others was something that she enjoyed and excelled at. She will be most remembered for her outgoing sparkling personality, her laugh, and her willingness to help those in need. She was an outstanding mother and grandmother and would do anything for her family. She will be missed by so many whose lives she had touched.
Kay is survived by her ex-husbands; Wayne Smith, Les Evenhues, Randy Kirkaldy, and Mark Richard. Her Children; Ryan Schoonover and his wife Patra Schoonover of Helena Mt and her daughter Heather Smith also of Helena, Her Grandchildren; Alexander Schoonover of Helena/Butte, Landry Schoonover of Helena, Meadow Deardorff of Helena, and Ethan Burton Donald-Becker Smith of Helena. Her Father Burton D. Schoonover of Wenatchee Wa, Sissters Damita Diggs of Pashastin Wa, Denise Todd of Wenatchee Wa. Foster Children; Samantha Trujillo, Nadene Wadsworth, Kori Millsop, and Chris Hess. Kay is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and cousins as well as countless other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her biological Mother Christine Wolf, her mom Janice Schoonover, her sister Rachel Schoonover, and her beautiful Granddaughter Justine Smith.
Services to celebrate Kay’s life will be held on Tuesday May 7th at 2pm at the First Assembly of God Church located at 2210 Dodge Ave. Helena Mt. Telephone number 442-6851 with a pot luck reception to follow. There is a memorial benefit fund set up at Valley Bank under the name “Kay and Justine Smith benefit fund” if you would like to donate you can do so by going to any Valley Bank.

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