Kay Daryllin Gray Creek Strickland, 77, passed away October 23, 2015. She was a resident of Clearwater, Florida. She was born June 24, 1938 in Indianapolis to the late Daryl and Laslie Iral (Puckett) Gray. Kay was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She was a graduate of Arsenal Tech High School and attended Aristotle College where she graduated with a certificate as a medical assistant.She is survived by her daughters, Juli Atkinson and Jodi Bennett; grandchildren, Harmony Joy Hanson, Joshua Bennett, Jonathan Bennett, Evan Galloway, and Olivia Eli; sister, Linda Gray Roome. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Jini Galloway and Joelynna Eli.A service will be conducted at 11:30 A.M. Friday, October 30, 2015 at Simplicity Funeral & Cremation Care, 7520 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Friends may call from 10:00 A.M. until the service time Friday at the funeral home. Kay will be laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery.