ROGER DELANO MAY
March 4, 1933-July 14, 2014
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Roger Delano May, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston.
Chief May was born in Bedford, Va., March 4, 1933, to the late James H. May Sr. and Gladys Padgett May.
Having served 31 years, he began his military career in the United States Air Force in 1953 with the 336th Rocketeers in Korea, and retired from the Fourth Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, which included the 336th Rocketeers.
Chief May was a member of the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Chapel, Seymour Johnson AFB Garden Club, the Retired Military Alliance and St. Mary's Blue Crab Camping Club, St. Mary's County, Md. He was a faithful donor of his fresh vegetables to the Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro.
Funeral services will be Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steward A. Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park with full military honors.
Chief May is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Lou Guy May; his children, John H. May, Donna L. May and Roger D. May II all of Goldsboro and Deborah H. Livesay and husband, Cory, of Alabama; four grandsons, John H. May II, Cory Livesay Jr., Jake May and Michael Livesay; three granddaughters, Jenna May, Cady May and Shelby Livesay; two great-granddaughters, Jaeden Moore and Alexis Burgos; and a great-grandson, John H. May III.
He is also survived by his brother, William W. May and wife, Linda, of Fredericksburg, Va.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, James H. May Jr. and Joseph C. May.
Although flowers are welcome, memorials may be made to Special Olympics of Wayne County, 102 Commonsgate Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534; the Retired Military Alliance, P.O. Box 10685, Goldsboro, N.C., 27532; or the Veterans Administration.
The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on July 16, 2014 1:53 PM