Myrna Jean McKay (born January 12, 1949, in

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; died May 30, 2018, in

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) was a

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curler. She was a and . McKay grew up in Red Deer Lake and

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, and later moved to Crossfield. In addition to her success in curling, she won a silver medal in fast-pitch as part of team Alberta at the 1969

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Myrna McKay – Curling Canada Stats Archive
1949 births 2018 deaths Canadian women curlers Curlers from Saskatchewan Canadian women's curling champions Curlers from Calgary Canadian softball players 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub