Garrard County, KY - OBIT:  Mrs. Maria Bradley Mays

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                          Mrs. Maria Bradley Mays
                                      
   Mrs. Maria Bradley Mays Died April 14, 1923
   
   Mrs. Maria Bradley Mays, wife of the late Dr. Nelson Mays, passed away
   at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of Richmond,
   internment taking place at the Lancaster cemetery on April 16th. Dr.
   Homer W. Carpenter, pastor of the First Christian Church of that city,
   officiated with a short bit beautiful and comforting service. In the
   course of his remarks he quoted most effectively Tennyson's "Crossing
   the Bar." There were many friends present from home and afar to attest
   their high regard for her and the floral tributes were many.
   
   Mrs. Mays was almost seventy-eight years of age, having been born on
   May 20, 1845. During the Civil War, in 1863, she was married to
   Captain Wolford, a brother of Gen. Frank Wolford. A daughter of this
   union, Mrs. Marion Waite, lives in Alexandria, Va. Her second marriage
   was to Dr. Nelson Mays, of Jassamine (Ky) March 21, 1876. To this
   union, four children were born, three of whom are living, Robert Mays,
   Washington, DC, Will Mays and Mrs. Ellen Wilson, both of Richmond Ky.
   
   Her original home was Somerset, but much of her life was spent in
   Lancaster where her devotion to her friends, her community, and her
   church are well known. She was a sister of the late Senator Bradley.
   She was a woman of large culture and accomplishments. As such she was
   active in the social activities of the town, devoted to the interest
   of the community and faithful in her religious life. She was a member
   of the Christian church, one of true life and strong faith. She
   continually enjoyed the fellowship with the Father and His children
   that enabled her to be entirely ready when the last summons came.
   
   For eight years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ellen
   Wilson, of Richmond, whose attentive care and devotion has made these
   declining years happy and comfortable ones. During part of this time
   her husband with her. Ripe in years and faith, she leaves a rich
   heritage to those she loved in the memory of the life she lived.
   
   "Such lives as hers put death to scorn; She last our day to find God's
   morn."