Fay A. McCaughey

September 1927 ~ July 2020

Fay McCaughey, age 92, passed away peacefully at her Patterson residence. Fay was born in New York and came to the Bay Area when she was 22 years old. She lived in Patterson, California for the last 8 years and enjoyed drawing and loved spending time with her family and kids.

Fay is survived by her children Mike McWherter, Joanne McCaughey, Jeannie McCaughey, Pat McCaughey, John McCaughey, Colleen McCaughey, Robin McCaughey, Tina McCaughey, Tracey Turner, and Kathleen Rhodes; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by two sons Mike and Tony McCaughey.

Fay will have private services and will be laid to rest at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, CA.

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Condolences(16)

Jeannie McCaughey Sherman says
November 27, 2020 at 6:43 pm

Mom , I KNOW ITS BEEN ONLY 5 MONTHS SINCE I LOST YOU , TODAYS NOVEMBER 27TH….HARD TIME, NOT WANTING TO MOVE ON , JUST YET.
I LISTNENED TO YOU MOM , AND I FINALLY LET EVERYONE GO. IM A STRONGER AND MORE AT PEACE WITH MYSELF . I LOVE YOU MOM
❤❤❤
Johnna Howell says
August 16, 2020 at 12:16 pm

I remember so many things, Fay. Your beauty and your infectious smile when Manuel or Jeremy or Luke would enter the room. Your joy when watching fire works from the backyard each year. Your creativity in finding, eating, and hiding sugary treats. Your willingness to share a CD of the Lettermen who you knew personally years ago. The fun we had together trying to figure out the remotes for watching tv or DVDs. We both laughed a lot. Your spot at the kitchen table. “ but mostly your infectious smile of wonder and delight as the years took there toll. You’ve been in my life almost as long as my wonderful Tracey. I will truly miss you.
Manuel Molina says
August 9, 2020 at 12:52 am

I love you grandma. I’ll never forgot our fun bus rides and blue line adventures all around LA and to the aquarium and numerous beaches, staying the night at your apartment and watching movies, eating ice cream and drinking my first cup of coffee with you. I’m going to miss you and I’ll always think of you and the great times we have had. I love you very much.
Robin Garrett says
August 8, 2020 at 12:33 am

In my heart forever! While you’ll be missed here, I know your in all of God’s glory up there. One day, I’ll see you again, I know this in my heart. Thank you Mom for being you. And I thank the Lord for giving us the last few hours with you. We feel truly blessed. I love you Mom. ❤️
Jeremy Taylor says
August 6, 2020 at 1:33 am

I love you grandma and I always have and I hope wherever you are you can be at peace. You will always have a special place in my heart.
Love your grandson,
Jeremy
Cheri Richards says
August 2, 2020 at 5:28 pm

YOU MADE IT TO THE BIG SHOW!! Your strength was notable in your journey thats for sure. You may not of gotten to know me very well but I knew many things of you through my momma, and the stories?! So many. I hope you’re able to visit my mom and I soon, probably gotta get checked in n all that. Hope there’s not too much paperwork up there. The fun is just startin for you so please remember to tell Grandpa Patrick hello for me. Tell him to visit too!! Alright, god speed and with love goodbye, for now that is.
Colleen M. McCaughey says
August 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm

Mom I love you so very much and I know you love me. I feel it all around me already, the love that you are around is bigger than this entire universe. My favorite memories for granted with some of the best Christmases a child could ever ask for. I have memories of her rages water fights we would get into the entire family and even would bring in the hoses to into the house and you wouldn’t even get mad. These are some of my Fondest Memories as well as the ones where you and Marty pull up next to us as of this girls were walking to school and tell us to get in the car, not knowing what was going to happen the next thing we new was you had created a surprise legal day off of school to go have fun at Disneyland. The babies would already be in the car and you going to gather up all of us are walking to school and off we go it was the most awesome days ever. I have a lot more memories just not enough space I love you so much Mom and I miss have been missing you for a long time and now I really really miss you but I know you’re in great hands and you’re around nothing but love. Rest now and I know we’re all be seeing each other again and thank you for send me the silliest but best ways you showed you loved us we never went without food we always had one blankets and beds and always a roof over her head. And now you don’t have to worry about one of your pot roast or a roast or steaks coming out back cuz boy you used to be really get upset if they were perfect for all of us. You’re the best mom I will always love you and thank you for being my mom sincerely your daughter, Colleen
Roy mcreynolds says
August 2, 2020 at 2:15 am

I’m gonna miss you like crazy glad we got along as well as we did .
Jeannie McCaughey Sherman says
August 2, 2020 at 1:56 am

Thank you , MOTHER WHST a beautiful , beautiful woman YOU were .
Nobody could of asked for a BETTER MOTHER .
You taught me things,I will CARRY on with, for the rest of my time here. I cherish our talks , and everything along THAT line. Always , ALWAYS , ALWAYS , REMEMBER MOM ,
YOU ARE LOVED BY YOUR CHILDREN . I WISHED YOU COULD OF SEEN THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND…YES MOM…HUNDREDS OF WELL WISHES , PRAYERS, CONDOLENCE S FROM MY FB GROUP FRIENDS .
WE ALL WROTE BEAUTIFUL QUOTES , PRAYERS , ETC. IM MISSING YOU TOO , MY ONLY HAPPINESS WAS……..
YOUR OUTOF PAIN… NO SUFFERING
YOUR WITH JESUS AND DAD N MIKE AND TONY BOY.
Patrick says
August 2, 2020 at 1:52 am

I love and miss you Grandma. I’ll always remember you as being fun and always having a great sense of humor. I always had a lot of laughs and a lot of fun with you. R.I.P
Kathleen Rhodes says
August 2, 2020 at 1:03 am

Thank you for being my mom! We always had so much fun sneaking off to Disneyland or having ice cream eating contests at Universal Studios! I miss you so much already, but I know we will see each other again. I love you Mom and I hope I will still make you laugh in Heaven! XOXOXO ❣️❤️
Joanne McCaughey says
August 2, 2020 at 12:34 am

Walking the streets of San Francisco, accepting all our friends into our home and treating them as your own, taking the Red Line to Hollywood and putting our foot in the footprints of movie stars, hearing Big Band Music and remembering you telling me you worked at Rome Air Force Base when you were 15…..
So many memories to cherish! Physically I can’t be with you but I close my eyes and there we are again. Mom I love you and I know you will be there waiting for each of us.
Thanks for being our Mom! ❤❤❤
Patrick McCaughey says
August 2, 2020 at 12:30 am

Thank you mom for being my mom 🙂 loved forever and always. Rest in Peace Mom
Your loving son
Patrick
Karen says
August 2, 2020 at 12:24 am

Fay.. such a beautiful soul. You are so loved and will be missed.
XOXO..Karen
Tracey Turner says
August 2, 2020 at 12:10 am

I love you mom. Im gonna miss you so much . You are so loved. I will carry your love in my heart for all the days of my life. R.I.P Mom. We love you.
Lori Brandon says
August 1, 2020 at 6:07 pm

Thanks for letting us be us as we grew up! You will be missed. Love you.❤️