1912
Thelma
2009
Thelma May
August 19, 1912 — November 30, 2009
Thelma Genevieve May, 97, of Paducah, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2009, at Southgate Health Care Center in Metropolis, IL.
Mrs. May was born in 1912 in Clinton, IL, DeWitt County to the late Walter Cyril Lane and Viola Spencer Lane. Married to the late Joseph Dillard May in 1926 in Bloomington, IL, Logan County. She was a homemaker, a member of Fountain Ave. United Methodist Church and an avid quilter.
Mrs. May is survived by four grandchildren, Vaughn May and wife, Debbie of Paducah, Chris May and wife, Mary of Summerville, S.C., Rusty May of North Augusta, S.C., and Pamela Prather and husband, Mike of Harrisburg, IL; seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. A daughter-in-law, Rose May of Paducah, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dillard May; two sons, Paul Lane May and Vernon May; a sister, Selma Odessa Lane Dulaney, and a brother, Raymond Othel Lane. Her parents were Walter Cyril Lane and Viola Spencer Lane.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2009, in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Chapel with Rev. Johnny Sams officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: Fountain Ave. United Methodist Church, 300 Fountain Ave., Paducah, KY 42001.
You may light a candle and leave a message at milnerandorr.com.
Mrs. May was born in 1912 in Clinton, IL, DeWitt County to the late Walter Cyril Lane and Viola Spencer Lane. Married to the late Joseph Dillard May in 1926 in Bloomington, IL, Logan County. She was a homemaker, a member of Fountain Ave. United Methodist Church and an avid quilter.
Mrs. May is survived by four grandchildren, Vaughn May and wife, Debbie of Paducah, Chris May and wife, Mary of Summerville, S.C., Rusty May of North Augusta, S.C., and Pamela Prather and husband, Mike of Harrisburg, IL; seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. A daughter-in-law, Rose May of Paducah, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dillard May; two sons, Paul Lane May and Vernon May; a sister, Selma Odessa Lane Dulaney, and a brother, Raymond Othel Lane. Her parents were Walter Cyril Lane and Viola Spencer Lane.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2009, in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Chapel with Rev. Johnny Sams officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: Fountain Ave. United Methodist Church, 300 Fountain Ave., Paducah, KY 42001.
You may light a candle and leave a message at milnerandorr.com.
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