CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Frank J. May, Sr., 7 Jun 2001
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Frank J. May, Sr.

  Frank J. May, Sr., 89, 169 May Rd., died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at 
his residence following a lengthy illness.
  A Carter County native, Mr. May was a son of the late James and Rebecca 
Crowe May. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Hester Jane Peters 
May, in 1964; three sisters, two infant daughters, and one infant son.
  He was retired from Bemberg Corp. after 40 years of service. Mr. May was 
a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
  Survivors include six daughters and five sons-in-law, Ruth and Robert 
Pilk, Elizabethton; Mary Oliver, Elizabethton; Christine and Joe Swain, 
Elizabethton; Charlotte and Thomas Smith, Elizabethton; Betty Jo and Harry 
Arnold, Jr., Elizabethton; and Bonnie and Joe Carr, Sr., Elizabethton; two 
sons and two daughters-in-law, James Alvn and Phyllis May, Elizabethton; 
Frank Jr. and Patricia May, Elizabethton; one brother, John Edward May, 
Elizabethton, 24 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, four great-great 
grandchildren, a very special grandson, Frank J. (Little Frank) May; and 
several nieces and nieces and nephews.
  Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge of 
arrangements.

  MAY -- Funeral services for Frank J. May, Sr., 89, 169 May Road, 
Elizabethton, who died Thursday, June 7, 2001, will be conducted at 2 p.m. 
Sunday, June 10, 2001, at Harmony Baptist Church with the Revs. Haskel Ingram 
and David Burrell officiating. Music will be under the direction of Ethel 
Davidson, soloist. Interment will follow the service at Emmert Cemetery. 
Active pallbearers will be selected from grandsons and family. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Orville Richards, Orville Harvey, Bill May, Ray Estep, 
Carl Murphy, Fred Colbaugh, Fred Parlier, Jr., Richard Campbell, men of 
Harmony Baptist Church, Arlie Reece, and friends and neighbors. The family 
received friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Tetrick Funeral 
Home, Riverside Chapel, or at the residence, 169 May Rd., Elizabethton, any 
time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers, may make donations in 
memory of Mr. May to Harmony Baptist Church Building Fund, 139 Keenburg Rd., 
Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at 
tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-
2232, is in charge of arrangements.