Emma Lee May

Emma Lee May of Palm Coast, Fl passed away peacefully on 3-24-2022 in Woodland Grove Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 88.


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Emma Lee May
1933-2022

Emma Lee May of Palm Coast, Fl passed away peacefully on 3-24-2022 in Woodland Grove Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 88. She was born Emma Lee Hauldren on Nov. 11, 1933, in Hamlin West Virginia to Kenneth and Ora Evelyn Hauldren.

She was raised in Sweetland W.V and attended Mercerville High School. She relocated to Cincinnati in 1948 where she met her husband of 65 years, the late Edward (Jack) May. They remained in Cincinnati where they raised 5 children (Eddie May, Pam Knippenberg, Denny Hickey, Patty Schneider, and Susan Bevis). Upon Jack’s retirement, they relocated to Palm Coast, Florida where they resided until they each passed; Jack in 2014 and Emma in 2022. Besides the 5 children, they leave behind: 15 Grandchildren, 39 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great, Great Grandchildren.

There will be a Celebration of Life at 1:00 on May 7, 2022, at St George Episcopal Church on Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The family will receive friends immediately following the Celebration of Life in the St George Parish Hall, adjacent to the church. Interment will be at the Jacksonville National Cemetery, next to Jack, at a later date.

 

 

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