John Staten

John Staten May was the first child born to Stewart Staten May and Alice Parnell Croft.

     b. 2/8/1888        Moultrie, GA

     d. 12/7/1968       Moultrie, GA, buried at Sardis

         m. Dora Dixon on 9/24/1910 in Moultrie, GA

               b. 7/15/1894          Cleveland, TN

               d. 1/3/1967            Moultrie, GA, buried at Sardis

                    1. Clara P. May

                        b. 8/5/1912

                        d. 8/31/1924     Note: Clara died of appendicitis.  She is buried at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  Click HERE to see her headstone.

                     2. Orville A. May

                         b. 10/31/1913          Moultrie, GA

                         d. 1/3/2005             Buried at Antioch Cemetery, Adel, GA

                         Obituary: Orville A. May, 91, of Adel died on Jan. 3, 2005, at the Memorial Convalescent Center of Adel after a long illness.  He was born on 

                         Oct. 31, 1913, in Colquitt County to the late John Staten and Dora Dixon May. He lived in Cook County since 1939, in the Antioch-Greggs 

                         Community. He was a retired farmer and brick mason, Cook County Commissioner for 12 years, served on the Board of Directors of 

                         Memorial Hospital of Adel and Farmers & Merchants Bank.  He was a member and deacon of Sardis Primitive Baptist Church in Colquitt 

                         County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Whitehurst May.  He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Dixie and Gene 

                         Gibbs of Adel; grandchildren, Regina and Leif Purvis, Adel; great-grandchildren, Hailey and Christian Purvis, Adel; one brother, 

                         Donald May, Moultrie; special cousin, Marie Mercer Hoskins, Macclenny, Fla.  He was also preceded in death by two brothers, 

                         Bill May and Marvin May; and one sister, Clara May.

                          m. Ruth I. Whitehurst

                                 b. 12/22/1911

                                 d. 3/12/2003     Buried at Antioch Cemetery, Adel, GA

                                      1. Dixie K. May

                                           b. 9/4/1938

                                           m. Eugene Gibbs

                                                 b. 3/23/1936      Mississippi

                                                 d. 8/27/2008     Kenner, LA

                                                 Obituary: Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home chapel in Petal for Billy E. Gibbs, 72, of 

                                                 Kenner, La., formerly of Petal, who died Aug. 27, 2008, at his home.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Mr. Gibbs was owner 

                                                 and operator of Billy Gibbs Exterminating for 16 years. He was a Protestant.  He was preceded in death by his parents, 

                                                 William and Ida Gibbs.  Survivors include his wife, Dixie Gibbs of Kenner; a son, Richard Eugene Gibbs of La Place, La.; 

                                                 two daughters, Debra Powell of Darien, Ill., and Teresa Flores of Kenner; a sister, Geraldine Thornhill of Covington, La.; 

                                                 four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

                    3. Bill Clayton May

                        b. 2/20/1916         Moultrie, GA

                        d. 7/23/1987         buried at Sardis

                            m. Rochelle Walden on 6/30/1936

                                  b. 6/25/1916

                                  d. 11/7/2006     Berlin, GA

                                    1. Horace D. May

                                         b. 2/4/1936

                                              m. ?

                                    2 Billy Gene May

                                        b. 10/18/1940

                                        d. 11/2/2018

                         Obituary: 

Billy Gene May, 78, of Moultrie, died Friday, October 26, 2018 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary of Berlin Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Moree, Rev. Stanley Norman, and Rev. Clyde Billingsley officiating. Interment will follow at Sardis Church Cemetery. Case Snipes, Tyler Snipes, Deston Lindsey, Coleby May, Pax Newsome, and Justin Rountree will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will include, Parker May, Dawson Lane, Chris Hunnicutt, Austin Hunnicutt, Roger Hall, David May, Garrett May, Hudson May, Jarrod May, Andre Airich, Ryan Ward, Danny Ward, Ken Morey, Steven Purvis, Ron Purvis, Audie Rowe, and Jordan Rowe.

Born on October 18, 1940, in Colquitt Co., he was the son of the late Bill May and Rochelle Walden May. He was a licensed insurance agent. He was member of Berlin Baptist Church where he taught the adult Sunday school class. He was also a member of the Masons.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kip May.

He is survived by his wife, Faye Morey May of Moultrie; son Tad May and wife Wendy of Moultrie; daughters, Sarina May and fiancé Mike Dial of Moultrie, and Pam Snipes and husband Randy of Moultrie; grandchildren, Coleby May and Amanda, Tasha Rountree and Justin, Halen Weaver, Case Snipes and Jessica , Tyler Snipes and Amber, Brandie Lindsey and Deston, Pax Newsome, Emily May,  Parker May, and Dawson Lane; great grandchildren, Karison May, Ashton Weaver, Remington Lindsey, Drake Lindsey, Oaklynn Snipes, Kipton Rountree, and Baby Lindsey; brother, Horace May and wife Janette of Berlin; and sister, Sandra May Edwards of Crosland.

                   4. Donald Raymond May         Note: Donald enlisted in the US Army on 3/7/1945

                        b. 1/22/1920          Moultrie, GA

                        d. 10/16/2010        Moultrie, GA

                            Obituary: Donald Raymond May, 90, of Berlin, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at his home.  Graveside rites, with military honors, 

                            were 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at Hopewell Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Stone officiating.  Born Jan. 22, 1920, in Berlin, he was the 

                            son of the late John S. May and Dora Dixon May. He was a World War II Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith. He was formerly 

                            associated with Bridgeport Brass, Spence Air Field, and was a farmer. Mr. May was Past Master of Berlin Masonic Lodge, where he 

                            was a member for more than 50 years.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Lula Mae Glass May; three brothers, Marvin, Bill and 

                            Orville May; one sister, Clara May; and a special sister, Marie Hoskins.  Survivors include three daughters, Madis Spires and husband 

                            Harry, Carole DeMott and husband Larry, all of Moultrie, and Clarice Eldridge and husband Reasie of Orange Park, Fla.; a sister-in-law, 

                            Blanche May, and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ruby and Charlie Tillman, all of Berlin; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 

                            and four great-great-grandchildren.

                            m. Lula Mae Glass

                                 b. 9/4/1919     Valdosta, GA

                                 d. 5/18/2009

                                 Obituary: Lula Glass May, 89, of Moultrie, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at Woodlands Living Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., 

                                 Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at Cobb Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Casketbearers will be John Eldridge, 

                                  Scott Eldridge, Donald Eldridge, Billy May and Tad May.  Born Sept. 4, 1919, in Brooks County, she was the daughter of the late Robert 

                                  "Bob" Glass and Lunie Pyles Glass.  She was a homemaker and a member of Berlin Baptist Church. "She was an excellent cook, an avid 

                                   reader, loved crossword puzzles and fishing," her family said.  Until recently she, and her husband Donald, grew a garden twice a year 

                                   to give away to "older neighbors.  "Surviving are her husband of seventy years, Donald R. May of Moultrie; three daughters, 

                                   Clarice Eldridge and husband Reasie of Orange Park, Fla., Madis Spires and husband Harry and Carole Demott and husband Larry, all of 

                                   Moultrie; two sisters, Eulee Story of Valdosta and Ruby Tillman of Berlin; a special sister, Marie Hoskins of Lake City, Fla.; six 

                                   grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

                                   1. Clarice Irma May

                                       b. ?

                                           m. Reasie Augustus Eldridge

                                                 b. 1940

                                                      1. Donald Lee Eldridge

                                                          b. 6/21/1962     Bexar, TX

                                                      2. David Preston Eldridge

                                                          b. 12/6/1965     Bexar, TX

                                   2. Madis May

                                        b. 8/4/1943

                                            m. Harry Spires

                                                  b. ?

                                   3. Carole S. May

                                        b. ?

                                            m. Lawrence (Larry) Demott

                                                  b. 1/13/1945

                    5. Marvin Dayton May

                         b. 12/27/1925          Moultrie, GA

                         d. 12/10/1977          Moultrie, GA     Buried at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.

                            m. Blanche W. Norman

                                  b. 8/24/1925

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