Obituary Online notes for Walter Marion MAY Jr.
12/6/2013
Walter M. May Jr.
BURLINGTON — Mr. Walter M. May Jr., 86, of 1305 Berkshire Road, Burlington, died at the Hospice and Palliative Care Home of Alamance-Caswell on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at 7:19 a.m.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of the late Martha Oakley May and the son of Walter Marion May Sr. and Minnie Isley May, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion Post 63. He was a retired cabinet maker at Zimmerman Lumber and later at Newlin Hardware. Walter was a member of St. Mark’s Church and an avid Atlanta Braves fan. He was a regular customer at Boston Sandwich Shop.
Survivors include his daughter, Cynthia May Hawley of High Point; son, Randy May and wife Amy of Graham; six grandchildren, Laureston Hawley, Bennett Hawley Jr. and wife Kim, Sherri May and fi ancé Billy Call, Rodney Matthews, Timmy Edmondson and Heather Willoughby; and great-grandson, Ian Alexander Hawley.
He was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.
The funeral service will be conducted at St. Mark’s Church on Saturday,
December 7, 2013, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Ben Bishop. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Other times they will be at the residence.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Vicky, Loudell and the entire staff of the Hospice Home for their kindness and compassionate care given to our father and grandfather, Walter M. May Jr.
Condolences may be offered at
www.richandthompson.com.
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