Mrs. Judith "Kay" Willis, 83 of Canton, Ga, formerly of Alpharetta, Ga, died Saturday, January 17, 2026. Born November 23,1942 in Byron, Ga, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Marion Strong and Jean Rowland Strong. Kay earned her cosmetology license in high school and practiced hair for many years. She left the profession to become a stay at home mom. Kay helped her husband, Ken, run Alpha Drugs until retirement in 2000. Kay loved gardening, antiques, and animals of all kinds. She also enjoyed reading and crocheting. She especially loved crocheting blankets for friends and newborns. She was a long-time resident of Alpharetta and an active member of the First Baptist Church of Alpharetta. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She was a loving wife to Kenneth James Willis for 44 years until his passing. Kay was a devoted mother to Kimberly Willis Stubbs of Canton, Michael James Willis of Ball Ground, and Jason Marion Willis of Cartersville. She was the grandmother to Kinley, TJ, Ryan, Ethan, and Brandon Stubbs and Devon Dobbs, and great grandmother of Melanie Kay Dobbs. Kay is also survived by her three sisters: Carol Venable, Sandra Baker and her husband Dan, and Pat Harper and her husband Monty, and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM and funeral services will be at 2:00 PM at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory, Roswell, Ga. (770-645-1414)
Private family interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery