Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Henry MAY III 
492,3, William Henry May, III,261, William Henry May III
492,3, William Henry May, III,261, William Henry May IIIBirthJul 27, 1940, North Carolina492,3, William Henry May, III
DeathOct 10, 2022, Rutherford, Napa County, California3, William Henry May, III
BurialApr 22, 2023, Pine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Rutherford is a census-designated place in Napa County, California
FlagsUS Coast Guard
FatherWilliam Henry MAY Jr. (1907-1991)
MotherElizabeth Olivia PADGETT (1912-1996)
Spouses
Marriage19623, William Henry May, III
ChildrenWilliam Henry
Marriage2008261, William Henry May III
Obituary Online notes for William Henry MAY III
10/14/2022
William Henry May, III
ST. HELENA, CA - William Henry May, III, 82, of Rutherford, California passed away on October 10, 2022.
Born July 27, 1940, to William Henry May Jr. and Elizabeth Pagett May, Bill was an only son with two older sisters, Elizabeth May Shull and Beverly May Vail.
Bill grew up and attended elementary schools in Burlington, NC. A main interest was sports, and he learned golf before he was a teenager working with a coach in Florida.
Bill was graduated from The Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, and then entered the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He concurrently served two years in the United States Coast Guard, and was graduated from UNC after active duty.
In 1962 Bill married Sara Jane Wilsey of Winston-Salem NC. They had two children, William H. May IV and John W. May. From the 1960s to the 1980s the family lived in Chapel Hill, where Bill served as president of Peaches and Cream manufacturing in Mebane, N.C.
Bill was an accomplished athlete; a North Carolina Junior State Golf Champion at a young age, he was also a strong swimmer, skilled tennis player, and later in life a distance runner. He ran several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. Bill loved to travel with family in Europe, and business provided himthe opportunity for trips throughout the US and Asia.
Bill lived in Charlottesville, VA for many years near his cousins Gayle May Foster and Ben May. In 2008 he remarried to Marie Mason Oliver, a widow and childhood sweetheart from Burlington, moving to Rutherford, California where he spent the rest of his life in the beautiful Napa Valley.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Oliver; his son Will, wife Abby and granddaughter Evelyn; his son John and wife Bridgett; his sister Wattie and her children Amy, Hugh, andA nnabelle, and sister Beverly and her children Priscilla, Ben, and Kate; by his stepchildren, John Mason Oliver, grandchildren Ewan, John, and Peter, and Lily Oliver-Berlin and grandchildren Bea, Clementine, and Edward.
A private family service and interment will be held in Burlington NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Parkinson’s research of choice, local hospice, or local animal shelter. 3, William Henry May, III
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GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Saturday April 22, 2023
11:00 AM
Pine Hill Cemetery, 333 East Summit Avenue
Burlington, NC 27215 261, William Henry May III
William Henry May, III
ST. HELENA, CA - William Henry May, III, 82, of Rutherford, California passed away on October 10, 2022.
Born July 27, 1940, to William Henry May Jr. and Elizabeth Pagett May, Bill was an only son with two older sisters, Elizabeth May Shull and Beverly May Vail.
Bill grew up and attended elementary schools in Burlington, NC. A main interest was sports, and he learned golf before he was a teenager working with a coach in Florida.
Bill was graduated from The Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, and then entered the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He concurrently served two years in the United States Coast Guard, and was graduated from UNC after active duty.
In 1962 Bill married Sara Jane Wilsey of Winston-Salem NC. They had two children, William H. May IV and John W. May. From the 1960s to the 1980s the family lived in Chapel Hill, where Bill served as president of Peaches and Cream manufacturing in Mebane, N.C.
Bill was an accomplished athlete; a North Carolina Junior State Golf Champion at a young age, he was also a strong swimmer, skilled tennis player, and later in life a distance runner. He ran several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. Bill loved to travel with family in Europe, and business provided himthe opportunity for trips throughout the US and Asia.
Bill lived in Charlottesville, VA for many years near his cousins Gayle May Foster and Ben May. In 2008 he remarried to Marie Mason Oliver, a widow and childhood sweetheart from Burlington, moving to Rutherford, California where he spent the rest of his life in the beautiful Napa Valley.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Oliver; his son Will, wife Abby and granddaughter Evelyn; his son John and wife Bridgett; his sister Wattie and her children Amy, Hugh, andA nnabelle, and sister Beverly and her children Priscilla, Ben, and Kate; by his stepchildren, John Mason Oliver, grandchildren Ewan, John, and Peter, and Lily Oliver-Berlin and grandchildren Bea, Clementine, and Edward.
A private family service and interment will be held in Burlington NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Parkinson’s research of choice, local hospice, or local animal shelter. 3, William Henry May, III
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GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Saturday April 22, 2023
11:00 AM
Pine Hill Cemetery, 333 East Summit Avenue
Burlington, NC 27215 261, William Henry May III