Brandon News
3 January 1946
Lewis S. May Passed Away Here Wednesday: Widely-Known Citizen Succumbs to Lingering Illness
Lewis S. May, Sr., distinguished Rankin county native, former Mayor of Brandon, twice elected State Treasurer of Mississippi, died in the Brandon Hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of more than four months, a victim of tularemia or "rabbit fever". He was 73.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. from the Brandon Baptist Church with Rev. L. G. Sansing, pastor of the Brandon Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. F. L. Applewhite, pastor of the Brandon Methodist Church, and Rev. Wayne Alliston. The body is to lie in state in the May home until the funeral services. Burial will be in the Brandon cemetery.
Mr. May's death had been anticipated several days, physicians having given up hope of his survival early in the week. He was infected with the disease last August when bitten by a tick which often transmits tularemia, or "rabbit fever." He was placed under treatment in the Brandon hospital when the disease developed and remained there until he died. Recovery from the disease often requires up to a year under treatment, and Mr. May was apparently recovering, despite minor setbacks, until he suffered a relapse last week.
Lewis Sutton May, Sr., was born in Rankin county February 6, 1873, the son of the late Thaddeus D. and Belle Sutton May, and maintained his home in the county throughout his life. He attended school in Brandon and Jackson.
After operating a mercantile store in Brandon several years as a partner, Mr. May traveled over the state as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co., then traveled for the Mississippi Bedding Co., and later for the Tuf-Nut Garment Manufacturing Company.
He was interested in other local business, established the May Motor Company, and for many years was Chevrolet dealer in Brandon.
Active in church work, Mr. May served many years as a deacon in the Brandon Baptist Church and was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge.
On January 8, 1899, he was married to Ann Jane Waddell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Waddell, pioneer Rankin citizens. Three sons and two daughters were born of this union, all surviving their father, as does Mrs. May. The surviving children are: Walter H. May, Meridian; Lewis S. May, Jr., Brandon; Capt. Robert W. May, U. S. Army, now enroute home from the European theater; Mrs. Robert D. Morrow and Mrs. Walter B. Collier, Jr. of Brandon.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. W. G. Barnes, Brandon; Mrs. H. E. Crook, Greenwood; Mrs. Ethel Grice, Fort Worth, Texas; four half-sisters, Mrs. Fenton Rodgers, Jackson; Mrs. Rooney McLaurin, Jackson; Mrs. Emile Kuhn, Wichitaw Falls, Texas; Mrs. Lola Emch, Omaha, Nebraska; and two half-brothers, Isaac May, of Jackson and James May, Florence.
The State Treasurer's Office was closed Wednesday afternoon out of respect for Mr. May and will be closed during the funeral this afternoon.
3 January 1946
Lewis S. May Passed Away Here Wednesday: Widely-Known Citizen Succumbs to Lingering Illness
Lewis S. May, Sr., distinguished Rankin county native, former Mayor of Brandon, twice elected State Treasurer of Mississippi, died in the Brandon Hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of more than four months, a victim of tularemia or "rabbit fever". He was 73.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. from the Brandon Baptist Church with Rev. L. G. Sansing, pastor of the Brandon Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. F. L. Applewhite, pastor of the Brandon Methodist Church, and Rev. Wayne Alliston. The body is to lie in state in the May home until the funeral services. Burial will be in the Brandon cemetery.
Mr. May's death had been anticipated several days, physicians having given up hope of his survival early in the week. He was infected with the disease last August when bitten by a tick which often transmits tularemia, or "rabbit fever." He was placed under treatment in the Brandon hospital when the disease developed and remained there until he died. Recovery from the disease often requires up to a year under treatment, and Mr. May was apparently recovering, despite minor setbacks, until he suffered a relapse last week.
Lewis Sutton May, Sr., was born in Rankin county February 6, 1873, the son of the late Thaddeus D. and Belle Sutton May, and maintained his home in the county throughout his life. He attended school in Brandon and Jackson.
After operating a mercantile store in Brandon several years as a partner, Mr. May traveled over the state as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co., then traveled for the Mississippi Bedding Co., and later for the Tuf-Nut Garment Manufacturing Company.
He was interested in other local business, established the May Motor Company, and for many years was Chevrolet dealer in Brandon.
Active in church work, Mr. May served many years as a deacon in the Brandon Baptist Church and was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge.
On January 8, 1899, he was married to Ann Jane Waddell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Waddell, pioneer Rankin citizens. Three sons and two daughters were born of this union, all surviving their father, as does Mrs. May. The surviving children are: Walter H. May, Meridian; Lewis S. May, Jr., Brandon; Capt. Robert W. May, U. S. Army, now enroute home from the European theater; Mrs. Robert D. Morrow and Mrs. Walter B. Collier, Jr. of Brandon.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. W. G. Barnes, Brandon; Mrs. H. E. Crook, Greenwood; Mrs. Ethel Grice, Fort Worth, Texas; four half-sisters, Mrs. Fenton Rodgers, Jackson; Mrs. Rooney McLaurin, Jackson; Mrs. Emile Kuhn, Wichitaw Falls, Texas; Mrs. Lola Emch, Omaha, Nebraska; and two half-brothers, Isaac May, of Jackson and James May, Florence.
The State Treasurer's Office was closed Wednesday afternoon out of respect for Mr. May and will be closed during the funeral this afternoon.
Brandon News
3 January 1946
Lewis S. May Passed Away Here Wednesday: Widely-Known Citizen Succumbs to Lingering Illness
Lewis S. May, Sr., distinguished Rankin county native, former Mayor of Brandon, twice elected State Treasurer of Mississippi, died in the Brandon Hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of more than four months, a victim of tularemia or "rabbit fever". He was 73.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. from the Brandon Baptist Church with Rev. L. G. Sansing, pastor of the Brandon Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. F. L. Applewhite, pastor of the Brandon Methodist Church, and Rev. Wayne Alliston. The body is to lie in state in the May home until the funeral services. Burial will be in the Brandon cemetery.
Mr. May's death had been anticipated several days, physicians having given up hope of his survival early in the week. He was infected with the disease last August when bitten by a tick which often transmits tularemia, or "rabbit fever." He was placed under treatment in the Brandon hospital when the disease developed and remained there until he died. Recovery from the disease often requires up to a year under treatment, and Mr. May was apparently recovering, despite minor setbacks, until he suffered a relapse last week.
Lewis Sutton May, Sr., was born in Rankin county February 6, 1873, the son of the late Thaddeus D. and Belle Sutton May, and maintained his home in the county throughout his life. He attended school in Brandon and Jackson.
After operating a mercantile store in Brandon several years as a partner, Mr. May traveled over the state as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co., then traveled for the Mississippi Bedding Co., and later for the Tuf-Nut Garment Manufacturing Company.
He was interested in other local business, established the May Motor Company, and for many years was Chevrolet dealer in Brandon.
Active in church work, Mr. May served many years as a deacon in the Brandon Baptist Church and was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge.
On January 8, 1899, he was married to Ann Jane Waddell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Waddell, pioneer Rankin citizens. Three sons and two daughters were born of this union, all surviving their father, as does Mrs. May. The surviving children are: Walter H. May, Meridian; Lewis S. May, Jr., Brandon; Capt. Robert W. May, U. S. Army, now enroute home from the European theater; Mrs. Robert D. Morrow and Mrs. Walter B. Collier, Jr. of Brandon.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. W. G. Barnes, Brandon; Mrs. H. E. Crook, Greenwood; Mrs. Ethel Grice, Fort Worth, Texas; four half-sisters, Mrs. Fenton Rodgers, Jackson; Mrs. Rooney McLaurin, Jackson; Mrs. Emile Kuhn, Wichitaw Falls, Texas; Mrs. Lola Emch, Omaha, Nebraska; and two half-brothers, Isaac May, of Jackson and James May, Florence.
The State Treasurer's Office was closed Wednesday afternoon out of respect for Mr. May and will be closed during the funeral this afternoon.
3 January 1946
Lewis S. May Passed Away Here Wednesday: Widely-Known Citizen Succumbs to Lingering Illness
Lewis S. May, Sr., distinguished Rankin county native, former Mayor of Brandon, twice elected State Treasurer of Mississippi, died in the Brandon Hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of more than four months, a victim of tularemia or "rabbit fever". He was 73.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. from the Brandon Baptist Church with Rev. L. G. Sansing, pastor of the Brandon Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. F. L. Applewhite, pastor of the Brandon Methodist Church, and Rev. Wayne Alliston. The body is to lie in state in the May home until the funeral services. Burial will be in the Brandon cemetery.
Mr. May's death had been anticipated several days, physicians having given up hope of his survival early in the week. He was infected with the disease last August when bitten by a tick which often transmits tularemia, or "rabbit fever." He was placed under treatment in the Brandon hospital when the disease developed and remained there until he died. Recovery from the disease often requires up to a year under treatment, and Mr. May was apparently recovering, despite minor setbacks, until he suffered a relapse last week.
Lewis Sutton May, Sr., was born in Rankin county February 6, 1873, the son of the late Thaddeus D. and Belle Sutton May, and maintained his home in the county throughout his life. He attended school in Brandon and Jackson.
After operating a mercantile store in Brandon several years as a partner, Mr. May traveled over the state as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co., then traveled for the Mississippi Bedding Co., and later for the Tuf-Nut Garment Manufacturing Company.
He was interested in other local business, established the May Motor Company, and for many years was Chevrolet dealer in Brandon.
Active in church work, Mr. May served many years as a deacon in the Brandon Baptist Church and was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge.
On January 8, 1899, he was married to Ann Jane Waddell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Waddell, pioneer Rankin citizens. Three sons and two daughters were born of this union, all surviving their father, as does Mrs. May. The surviving children are: Walter H. May, Meridian; Lewis S. May, Jr., Brandon; Capt. Robert W. May, U. S. Army, now enroute home from the European theater; Mrs. Robert D. Morrow and Mrs. Walter B. Collier, Jr. of Brandon.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. W. G. Barnes, Brandon; Mrs. H. E. Crook, Greenwood; Mrs. Ethel Grice, Fort Worth, Texas; four half-sisters, Mrs. Fenton Rodgers, Jackson; Mrs. Rooney McLaurin, Jackson; Mrs. Emile Kuhn, Wichitaw Falls, Texas; Mrs. Lola Emch, Omaha, Nebraska; and two half-brothers, Isaac May, of Jackson and James May, Florence.
The State Treasurer's Office was closed Wednesday afternoon out of respect for Mr. May and will be closed during the funeral this afternoon.
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