Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Dot” Dorothy Garrett PICKETT [17244], [17245], [84], [17246]
BirthDec 18, 1924, Randolph County, North Carolina [17245], [17247]
DeathJan 26, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina [17245]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [17245]
Spouses
BirthMay 21, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina [17244], [17248]
DeathJul 6, 2010, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina [17244]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [17244]
FatherGoley Ervin MAY (1898-1982)
MotherHallie Beatrice BOGGS (1896-1953)
ChildrenDavid Ross (1945-1970)
 Kenneth Harold (1943-2021)
Obituary Online notes for “Dot” Dorothy Garrett PICKETT
1/27/2011

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Pickett May


    ALAMANCE — Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Pickett May, 86, of Alamance, died at 7 a.m., Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at her residence.
    A native of Randolph County, she was wife of the late Boyd E. May and daughter of the late William Russell Pickett and Minnie Garrett Pickett. Mrs. May was retired from Tower Hosiery Mill and member of Trinity Worship Center.
    Surviving are two sons, Kenneth May and wife Edna of Liberty and Mark May and wife Deborah of Alamance; three grandchildren, David Ross May Jr., Travis May and Angela White; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, David Ross May and a sister, Elizabeth P. Stout.
    Services will be held 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 28, at Trinity Worship Center with the Rev. Darrell Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends at the church from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service and other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to Every Generation Building Fund at Trinity Worship Center, P.O. Box 1321, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    Online condolences may be sent to
www.richandthompson.com  [17245]
Obituary Online notes for Boyd Ervin (Spouse 1)
7/8/2010

Boyd E. May
   ALAMANCE — Boyd E. May, 88, of 4262 N.C. 62 South, Alamance, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

   A native of Alamance County, Mr. May was the husband of Dorothy “Dot” Pickett May, who survives, and the son of the late Goley E. May and the late Hallie Cates May.

   Mr. May retired from GKN and was a member of Trinity Worship Center in Burlington.

   In addition to his wife, “Dot,” of the home, Mr. May is survived by two sons, Kenneth May and his wife, Edna, of Liberty, Mark May and his wife, Deborah, of Alamance; three grandchildren, Travis May, David Ross May Jr. and Angela May White and seven great-grandchildren.

   Mr. May was preceded in death by his parents; a son, David Ross May; a sister, Helen Steele; and two brothers, Raymond May and Herman May.

   The family will receive friends at Rich and Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington, Friday, July 9, from noon until 1:30 pm.

   Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Rich and Thompson Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Darrell Cox. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.

   When not at the funeral home, the family will be at the residence.

   Memorialsmaybe madethe Trinity Worship Center Building Fund: To Every Generation (TEG), c/o Trinity Worship Center, 3157 S. Church Street, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
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