Mary Magdalene May
Born: December 12th, 1934
Died: July 14th, 2016
Obituary
Mary Magdalene May, 81, of Burlington, died at 6:41 AM, Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the Great River Medical Center.
Born December 12, 1934, in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of Arty Lee Robert and Edna Viola Thompson Williams. On May 10, 1959, she married Loren Lindell May in Kansas City, MO. He died September 1, 2012.
Mary was a homemaker and worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Oak Street Baptist Church day care.
She enjoyed car rides, flower gardening, reading, cooking, playing bingo and cards. She cherished time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include four sons, Michael (Sherry) May, Jeffrey (Linda) May, Robert (Darcie) May, Kevin May all of Burlington; 12 grandchildren; Janelle May, Natalie Helvik, Ryan May, Zachary (Amanda) May, Kelsey (Josh) Clark, Taylor May, Nick May, Hillary May, Sierra May, Rachel May, Dalton May, and Kylie May; 12 great-grandchildren, Phoenix, Weston, Alec, Luca, Jamesy, Josalin, Jolie, Landon, Mason, Lexi, Grayson and Parker; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be from noon until 7:00 PM with the family to receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home & Crematory.
The funeral service for Mrs. May will be 10:00 AM Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home & Crematory with Chaplain Randy Gearhart officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will be held in the community room at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home & Crematory following the burial.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the American Diabetes Association.