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Joel Columbus "Lum"was the sixth child born to Stewart Staten and Susannah May
b. 1/6/1856 Colquitt county, GA (then Lowndes county)
d. 12/29/1941
[Obituary: J. C. May, 86, prominent Berlin farmer and one of Colquitt county's few remaining original pioneer citizens, died early Monday morning in a Moultrie hospital of pneumonia.
Mr. May, a man with keen business and political foresight, through his physical vitality and managed to throw off several spells of serious illness caused by age infirmities in the last few years, but succumbed at 4:30 a.m. to death's call despite a valiant effort to overcome pneumonia complications which developed. He had been ill this time for approximately a week.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from Sardis church, of which he was a staunch member. Elder Rogers, Rev. M. T. Shepherd and Rev. R. J. Lewis will officiate at the final rites.
Mr. May, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Staten S. May, was born in Colquitt county and would have been 86 years of age on January 6 of next year. He spent his entire life in Colquitt county and was recognized as an unusually successful farmer and landowner. He was one of the most influential citizens in the eastern half of Colquitt county and had a host of friends. Mr. May, in addition to his religious and civic leadership, served for many years as a political leader in his district.
A member of the Sardis Primitive Baptist church, Mr. May was a liberal contributor to its maintenance. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. O. C. Croft of Berlin, Mrs. N. D. Norman, Mrs. W. W. Purvis and Mrs. T. G. Chitty of Moultrie Route 2, Miss Ruby May and Miss Doris May, both of Berlin; two sons, S. S. and L. C. May, both of Berlin. In addition, he is survived by 45 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.
Mr. May was affectionately known to his scores of friends throughout the country as "Lum", and apparently preferred that his associates and friends call him by the nickname.
m. Dicie Elizabeth Alderman (1st) on 12/26/1878
b. 4/3/1856
d. 5/25/1906
m. Ludie Hiers (2nd) on ?
b. 1883
d. 1936
m. Daisy Twiggs (3rd) in 1937
b. 11/25/1903 in Brooks county,County, GA
d. 6/19/1938 in Berlin, GA
1. Susan Missouri May
b. 11/24/1879 Colquitt county, GA
d. 2/2/1966 Buried in Sardis church cemetery
m. Oscar C. Croft
b. 11/14/1870 Colquitt county, GA
d. 6/23/1945
A. Mellie Arle Croft
b. 9/7/1897
d. 3/15/1983
m. J. W. Smith
b. 7/15/1874
d. 7/28/1949
1. Jim Austin Smith
b. 5/10/1920
d. 11/8/1983
m. Beatrice Christine Phillips (1st)
b. 2/17/1930
1. Leslie Yvonne Smith
b. 11/2/1957
m. George Thomas Ferrell in 11/1972 (divorced 9/1974)
m. Ricky LLoyd Blackmon (2nd) in 12/1974
1. Thomas Patton Blackmon
b. 4/13/1973
2. Jennifer Leigh Blackmon
b. 8/21/1974
3. Ricky Dwaine Blackmon
b. 2/13/1976
4. Brian Howard Blackmon
b. 8/28/1978
5. Christie Beth Blackmon
b. 3/15/1983
2. Irene Hazel Smith
b. 5/2/1921
d. 5/22/1981
m. Cecil Elonzo Truett (1st) in 1942
m. Archie Jernigan (2nd) in 1973 - divorced in 1979
1. C
2. B
3. L
4. C
B. Mabel Croft
b. 12/15/1898
d. 10/20/1992 Buried in Sardis Church cemetery, Moultrie, GA
m. Lawrence G. Norman in 1914
b. 6/28/1888
d. 4/10/1947 Buried in Sardis Church cemetery, Moultrie, GA
C. Sallie Arizona Croft
b. 8/13/1903
d. 10/13/2004 in Smithville, GA
m. Tom D. Gibbs on 9/1/1918
b. 10/28/1897
d. 1/12/1971
D. Dicie Croft
b. ?
d. Died at 1-1/2 years old
E. Corda (Cordie) Hazel Croft
b. 11/4/1915
d. 8/7/1957
m. Willie Van Plymel on 2/8/1941
b. 6/27/1913
d. 2/26/1999
F. ?
2. William Columbus May
b. 10/1/1882 Colquitt county, GA
d. 12/16/1923
m. Maude Burney
b. 11/28/1884
d. 2/15/1958
3. Samuel Stewart May
b. 4/18/1884
d. 7/6/1946 Buried at Sardis cemetery
Note: Samuel's Obituary; Sam S. May, 62, prominent Colquitt county farmer and a former member of the board of county commissioners, died in the Vereen Memorial hospital Saturday night at 7 o'clock. Death came to the friendly, heavy set man 12 hours after he was stricken with a heart attack while at the wheel of his truck in a Negro section of Moultrie. He had driven here early Saturday morning to carry some workers to his farm in the eastern part of the county to help crop his tobacco, expecting to fire up his last barns during the day. Hillary Murphy, labor recruiter of the county agent's office, said Mr. May had driven only a few yards enroute home when he was stricken and lost control of the truck. He was driven to a physician's office and later carried to the hospital. Mr. May was a member of a pioneer Colquitt county family and was the son of the late J. C. May. He was well known in Moultrie, having made frequent visits here in connection with the operation of his extensive farming and livestock interests.
Funeral services are to be held at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon from Sardis church, with interment in the cemetery there. He was a member of the Berlin Baptist church. Surviving Mr. May are his wife, the former, Miss Flora May, three daughters, Mrs. Grady Hiers, Moultrie; Mrs. Morris Alexander, Atlanta; Mrs. Edgar I. W. Walden, Moultrie Route 2; six sisters, Mrs. O. C. Croft, Mrs. N. J. Norman, Mrs. W. W. Purvis, Mrs. Terry Chitty and Mrs. Ruth Barnhill, Moultrie Route 2, Mrs. Dorris Miller, and four grandchildren.
m. Flora May May
b. 10/24/1889
d. 1/2/1974
A. Annie Grace May
b. 7/8/1910
d. 10/13/2001
M. Grady Hiers
b. ?
d. ?
B. Name unknown
b. ?
d. ?
M. Morris Alexander
b. ?
d. ?
C. Lois LaRue May
b. 3/30/1916
d. 10/27/2003
M. Edgar Irvin Walden
b. ?
d. ?
4. Sallie Aryona May
b. 8/26/1886
d. 10/23/1902
5. Mattie Arametha May
b. 2/18/1888
d. 8/31/1986
Obituary: Mrs. Mattie Norman, 93 of Route 2, Moultrie, GA, died at her residence Saturday following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. A homemaker, Mrs. Norman had lived in Colquitt county all her life. She was born Feb. 18, 1888, daughter of Joel May and Dicie Alderman May. She was a member of Sardis Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Wheeler Norman, G. Tom Norman, both of Moultrie, and Hubert Norman, St Cloud, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Stripling, Mrs. Rose McGee, both of Moultrie, Mrs. Novellas McMullen, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Jeff Hasker, St. Cloud, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Chitty, Moultrie; a half-sister, Mrs. Doris Miller, Jackson, Tenn.; 25 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildre; and 11 great-great grandchildren.
m. Nicodemus D. Norman
b. 2/27/1881
d. 3/26/1965
6. Hattie Belle May
b. 8/10/1891
d. 9/4/1972
m. Walter William Purvis
b. 1/9/1878
d. 2/8/1964
7. Lillie Bud May
b. 8/16/1895
d. 6/29/1988
m. Terry Gardner Chitty
b. 4/23/1892
d. 4/14/1975
A. Auburn Dewey Chitty
b. 12/4/1915
d. 7/7/1991
B. Paul Terry Raymond Chitty
b. 7/29/1917 Colquitt Co., GA
d. 1/10/1981 Buried in Palmetto, FL
Paul was the second child of Lilly Bud May and Terry Gardner Chitty. He grew up on the farm and attended Berlin school and Moultrie High school. He was married twice and had 5 children. Little is known about the two youngest children. Paul lived in Georgia and Florida settling in Bradenton, FL. Early in his career he farmed and worked at Swifts Packing Co. Later he was the owner/manager of a service station. After retirement he worked with Publix and the city of Bradenton, FL.
m. Nell Miller (1 st) divorced in 1956
b. 6/25/1919
d. ?
1. Edwin Morris Chitty
b. 4/13/1939
d. 11/29/2019 Buried at Sardis church cemetery
Obituary: Edwin Morris Chitty, 80, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 with his family by his side. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Sardis Church Cemetery. Austin Hopper, Mackie Sheets, Tanner Lamb, Lee Anderson, Clyde Sheets, Jr. and Colby Henton will all serve as pallbearers.
Morris was born on April 13, 1939, and raised in Moultrie, Ga., then fulfilled his dream by moving to the mountains in Reliance, TN. He was the son of the late Paul Terry Raymond Chitty and Lilly “Nell” Miller Chitty Bonnell. He retired from the United States Navy with 20 years of service where he served during the Vietnam War. After retirement he pursued his love of fishing and shrimping in the Gulf before working and retiring from the Florida School Board. He also served on the Moultrie Police Department, was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association and was known for his gift with words. He was of the Baptist Faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Raymond B. Chitty.
Mr. Chitty is survived by his daughters, Dawn C. Anderson and husband James Lee of Coral Springs, Fla., Beverly Sheets and husband Clyde, Jr. of Cohutta, Ga., and Hope C. Lamb of Norman Park; grandchildren, Amber Hopper of Margate, Fla., Austin Hopper and wife Kirbie of Jupiter, Fla., Mackie Sheets of Atlanta, Chelsea Sheets Henton and husband Colby of Dalton, and Tanner Lamb of Norman Park; great grandson, Gage Austin Hopper; sister, Diane Comer of Bradenton, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
m. Barbara Ann Crosby (1st) on 6/14/1959
b. 9/11/1939
m. Brenda Rigsby (2nd) (divorced)
m. Linda Sue Kaywood (3rd)
A. Dawn Lawanna Chitty
b. 9/5/1960 in Norfolk, VA
m. Michael Hopper
b. 9/18/1956
A. Amber Hopper
b. 5/6/1981 in Pensacola, FL
B. Austin Hopper
b. 12/10/1985 in Jacksonville, FL
B. Beverly Ann Chitty
b. 11/17/1962 in Colquitt Co., GA
m. Clyde Sheets Jr.
b. 3/4/1956 in Michigan
A. Clyde Sheets III (Mackie)
b. 9/17/1989 in Dougherty Co., GA
C. Hope Denell Chitty
b. 3/16/1970 in Jacksonville, FL
2. Raymond Brannen Chitty
b. 9/16/1941 in Colquitt Co., GA
m. Marjorie ? (1st) Divorced
m. Ada ?
A. Adam Chitty
b. 1965
B. James Chitty
b. ?
3. Betty Diane Chitty
b. 9/28/1945 in Albany, GA
d.
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m. Joe Rodgerson (1st) Divorced
A. Joey Rodgerson
b. 11/29/1963
m. Joe Comer (2nd) Divorced
B. JoAnn Comer
b. 7/31/1966
Paul and Tracy Comer
Paul and Tracy Comer
C. Paul Benjamin Comer
b. 28 Oct 1967
d. 28 Aug 2023
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m. Tracy Hadden 10 Sep 2011
b. 22 Dec 195?
d.
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1. Brittany Eden Loafman
b. 25 Nov 1993
2. Paul N. Comer
b.
D. Sean Cameron Comer
b. 21 Aug 1970
4. Paula Chitty
b. 29 Oct 1956
d.
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m. Garry Maggio
b.
d.
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A. Danielle Maggio
b.
d.
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5. Edward Gardner Chitty
b. 8 Nov 1959
d.
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m. ____________
A. (daughter)
B. (son)
3. Tressie Lola Chitty
b. 7/26/1926
d. 7/28/2011
m. Raymond D. Clapp
b. 3/22/1919 in Syracuse, NY
d. 12/16/2009 Moultrie, GA
Raymond D. Clapp
1. Terry Clapp
b. ?
m. Linda ?
2. Randy Clapp
b. ?
m. Mary Lynne ?
3. Lynn Clapp
b. ?
m. Carol ?
4. Wendy Clapp
b. ?
m. ? Kidd
5. Cindy Clapp
b. ?
m. Mark Weeks
8. Lattie Daniel May
b. 2/14/1898
d. 9/6/1928
m. Marion Austin (1st)
m. Alice Wilder (2nd)
9. Lessie Columbus May
b. 9/17/1901
d. 7/15/1970
m. Mary Wilder
b. 8/2/1898
d. 12/8/1948
m. Ludie Hiers (2nd) in 5/1907
b. 12/12/1883
d. 10/22/1936
Obituary for Ludie May - Mrs. J. C. May, 52, well known resident of the Berlin community and member of a prominent Colquitt county family, died shortly before noon Thursday at a Moultrie hospital as the result of blood poisoning. Funeral services for Mrs. May will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Sardis church, with Elder West Rogers and Rev. R. J. Lewis officiating. Mrs. May, who had suffered with blood poisoning for two weeks in a local hospital, took a turn for the worse this week and passed away at 11:20 Thursday morning. Surviving are her husband, J. C. May; two daughters, Doris and Ruby May; four stepdaughters, Mrs. O. C. Croft, Mrs. Terry Chitty, Mrs. N, D. Norman, and Mrs. W. W. Purvis; two stepsons, S. S. May and L. C. May; two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Truluck of Ft. Meade, Fla. and Mrs. L. A. Flowers of Clearwater, Fla.; three brothers, Enoch Hiers, Oscar Hiers and Walsh Hiers, all of Colquitt county, and Mrs. W. C. May, a daughter-in-law. Mrs. May, formerly Miss Ludie Hiers, was born Dec. 12, 1883 of a prominent Brooks county family. After spending her early youth in that county, she married Mr. May in 1907 and had lived continuously in Colquitt county since. She was Mr. May's second wife.
Children numbers 10., 11., 12 all died as infants (unnamed)
13. Ruby Leigh May
b. 3/10/1916
d. 12/18/1972
m. Emory Barnhill
b. 10/12/1912
d. ?
1. Emily Barnhill
b. ?
m. ? Smith
1. Benjamin Smith
b. ?
m. Dana Smith
b. ?
1. Benjamin Smith Jr.
2. Micah
3. Molly
4. Joshua
14. Dorris May
b. 1/27/1920
m. James S. Miller on 12/10/1943
b. 7/6/1913
d. 9/16/1983
15. Un-named female child stillborn on 9/10/1922 Buried at Sardis Church cemetery
m. Daisy Twiggs (3rd)
b. 11/25/1903
d. 6/19/1938
1. Doris Ann
2. Emily
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