OK MEMBERS BARE WITH ME AS I TRY TO POST THIS ALL UP FOR YOU TO READ.
AFTER MANY YEARS OF HEALTH ISSUES AN CONDITIONS WITH JAN'S HUSBAND
BILLY WHO DID HAVE A HEART ATTACK AN WAS IN A COMAAN ON LIFE
SUPPORT HAS PASSED AWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 230PM ALABAMA TIME AN
330PM MY TIME ON OCTOBER 1 2007 THEY PULLED THE LIFE SUPPORT ON
BILLY, ONCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO HOPE OF HIM EVER
RECOVERING.
BEING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH JAN THRU ALL OF THIS SINCE IT STARTED
JAN WAS FINALLY ABLE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT TRANSPIRED AFTER PULLING
BILLY OFF LIFE SUPPORT. HE LIVED FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 HRS AN 15
MINUTES BEFORE HE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. BILLY PASSED AWAY AT 1045 PM
ON OCTOBER 2ND 2007. THIS WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR JAN AN THE FAMILY
TO HAVE TO WATCH HIM BREATHING WHAT LITTLE BREATHS HE COULD FOR SUCH
A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE ON THURSDAY AT 11 AM OCTOBER 4TH 2007 AT HIGGINS
FUNERAL HOME IN FAYETTEVILLE TENNESSEE. THE ADDRESS IS 213 EAST
MARKET STREET. I WILL BE ATTACHING THE LINK TO THE GUEST BOOK SIGN
IN WITH THIS POST.
THE SONGS THAT WILL BE PLAYED AT BILLYS FUNERAL ARE:
"SHIPS OF HEAVEN" By BLACKHAWK
"EASTERN GATES" By THE HOPPERS
"BEAULAH LAND" By SHENANDOAH
"THE DANCE" By GARTH BROOKS
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRYING TIME FOR JAN, THOUGH HER CHILDREN AN
FRIENDS ARE THERE WITH HER FOR NOW, BUT PLEASE LIMIT YOUR CONTACTS
TO HER AS SHE HAS A LOT TO GET SORTED THROUGH AN ARRANGE. YOUR
PRAYERS AN SYMPATHYS ARE WELCOME BUT IT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT
FOR HER TO PERSONALLY RESPOND TO MESSAGES ETC ETC.I HAVE SPOKEN IN
LENGTH WITH HER AN FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANYTHING IF YOU NEED TO AN I
WILL LET YOU KNOW IF I AM ABLE TO.PREPARATION AN HAVING ALL THE
FAMILY AN FRIENDS THERE WITH HER RIGHT NOW IS AIDING IN HER NOT
BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AN LET THIS TAKE HOLD, BUT SHE IS GOING TO
NEED EACH AN EVERYONE OF US WHEN EVERYONE GOES BACK HOME AN THIS IS
ALL OVER. IT WILL HIT HER AN WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR HER IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE.
Funeral services for Mr. Billy Wayne May, Sr. age 65 of Kelso will
be conducted at 11AM Thursday at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Kirk
Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. May
died Monday night in Huntsville Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln
County and the son of the late Frank and Gladys Warren May. Mr. May
worked for Amana Refrigeration for 30 years and the Chuck Wagon
Restaurant for over 20 years. He is survived by his wife Janice Faye
Moore May of Kelso, three daughters Charlotte Marie May of
Fayetteville, Carolyn Denise May Tucker and husband Douglas, and
Donna Christine May all of Kelso, two sons Billy Wayne May, Jr of
Kelso and special friend Gina Guerin, and Joe Fulton May and wife
Amanda of Toney, AL, one nephew Barry May of Kelso, six
grandchildren Jamie Hicks, Sarah Beth Tucker, Justin Gault, Dyllan
May, Cheyenne May and Kimmie May and three great grandchildren Tyjai
Hicks, Stephen Hicks and Rylie Weir. Mr. May was preceded in death
by a son Stephen Glenn May. Visitation with the family will be
Wednesday evening 5-8PM at Higgins Funeral Home.
THE GUEST BOOK LINK SO YOU MAY SIGN IT IS AS FOLLOWS:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?
o_id=149964&fh_id=10241&s_id=59CC4830F01E01970A83472FD23600DB
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AN UNDERSTANDING. IF YOU ARE A
MEMBER OF SINGSNAP OR YOU WANT TO DEDICATE A SONG OR SING ONE OF THE
ONES I HAVE LISTED ABOVE FOR JAN PLEASE DO SO AN LET ME KNOW SO I
CAN PULL IT OFF AN RERECORD IT ONTO A CD FOR HER.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT THE ARE MAKING A VIDEO
COMPILATION OF PICTURES ETC OF BILLYS LIFE WITH JAN . THIS WILL
TAKE SOME TIME AN I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THIS ALSO
ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AN COMPASSION THAT EACH
OF YOU HAVE SHOWED FOR BILLY AN JAN THROUGH ALL OF THIS. SHE DID
SAY TO TELL YOU SHE LOVES ALL HER FRIENDS AN THANK YOU
TUFFY