Kay Laurel Wilson Kay Laurel Wilson, of...

Kay Laurel Wilson

Kay Laurel Wilson, of Three Arch Bay, died Dec. 15 after a long

illness. She was 87.

Born in Kintrye, N.D., Mrs. Wilson traveled to Laguna Beach in

1937 to visit relatives and stayed to attend Santa Ana Junior

College.

She married Laguna native Howard Wilson in 1938 in the

Presbyterian Church. Howard worked at Laguna Beach Lumber before

becoming a building designer. The couple lived on Cuprien Way until

building the family home in Three Arch Bay in 1949. Theirs was the

first home on the hillside.

While her husband was in the Navy during WWII, Mrs. Wilson worked

for Dr. Vincent Carroll in his clinic on Ocean Avenue. One of her

more memorable days was when Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

happened to be in the office when over the radio it was announced

that Japan had surrendered. As the nation celebrated and hugged

strangers and loved ones, Mrs. Wilson was able to hug and celebrate

with her two favorite movie stars.

Mrs. Wilson was active in Laguna Beach Ebell for more than 50

years, attending regularly until 2001. She was also active in the

Aliso and Thurston PTAs.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by her daughters Karen Wilson Turnbull, of

Laguna, and Marilee Wilson Traxler, of La Mesa; sons Damon and Blake

Patterson, of Solana Beach; and brothers Thomas Kleppe, of Bethesda,

M.D. and Jack Kleppe, of Apple Valley.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to

Laguna Beach Ebell Scholarship Fund c/o Karen Baker, 30892 Rivera

Place, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677.

Russell Burton Watson

Russell Burton Watson, of Laguna Beach, died Jan. 2 of natural

causes. He was 93.

Mr. Watson was a retired physician and colonel in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Watson is survived by his wife Christina Florence Watson of

Laguna Beach; son Russell Burton Watson Jr., of Berkeley; and

granddaughter Kathleen Watson of Lake Forest.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of McCormick and

Son Mortuary in Laguna Beach. Interment will be in Montana.