Lois J. (Rhoades) May
July 3, 1931 — June 20, 2016
Lois J. May, 84, a resident of St. Paul’s in Greenville, formerly of Linesville, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at UPMC Horizon in Greenville.
Born July 3, 1931, in Andover, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Hurlbert Rhoades. She married Albert Brooks in August of 1949 and he preceded her in death in 1959. She married John Alden May on May 16, 1970 and he preceded her in death on July 3, 1997.
She was a 1949 graduate of Linesville High School. Lois lived the majority of her youth with her grandparents, Ernest and Edna Hurlbert in Linesville.
In 1996, she retired from the Crawford County Courthouse after 37 years of service. She started in the extension office and later with the planning commission at the courthouse.
She was a member of the Westford United Methodist Church.
Lois was involved in horse pulling contests in Pennsylvania and Ohio for over 50 years. She was chairman of the state horse pulling contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show for several years. She was one of the original founders and secretary of the Lake Erie Draft Horse Committee for 13 years. Also, she was auditor for the Linesville Borough from 1960 until 2004.
She enjoyed word searches, reading Amish books and playing cards and games with her family. Most of all, Lois cherished spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include a son, William A. May and his wife, Lori A., of Jamestown; three grandchildren, John Charles May, Jessica Lynn May and Mandy Lee May; three step-children, Cheryl George of Strikersville, New York, John May of Erie, and Joseph May of Waterford; a special cousin, William Hurlbert of Greenville; and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Royal-Coleman Funeral Home, 6028 U.S. Highway 6, Linesville.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Julia Fraser, Chaplain of St. Paul’s, officiating.
Burial will follow in Espyville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the caregivers at St. Paul’s for the care and kindness they provided for Lois.
Please share a condolence or memory of Lois for the family at royalcolemanfuneralhome.com.