Betty Jane May

By | October 14, 2014

Betty Jane May, age 93, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Genesis Hospital and Palliative Care at Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. She was born August 24, 1921 in Wellston, Ohio to the late Ralph Erie Cunningham and Lucille Honor Morgan Cunningham.

Betty Jane was a 1939 graduate of Wellston High School. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker and was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston. Betty’s favorite past time was spending time with her family.

She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael C. and Jane May of Zanesville and Jeff May of Circleville; five grandchildren, Christopher May (Yolanda) of Zanesville, Rebekah Archer (Wesley) of Zanesville; Sarah May of Wellston, Todd May (Megan) of Princeton, W. Va., and Lisa May (Jeff Parsons) of Troy; three great-grandchildren, Natalie May, Maggie Archer and Harrison May, all of Zanesville, and special nephew, Mark Hayburn (Judy) of North Carolina.

Besides her parents, Betty Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Harrison W. “Doggie” May in 1995; brother, Ralph Erie Cunningham, Jr., and her daughter-in-law, Lucia May.

Calling hours will be Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the McWilliams Funeral Home in Wellston. Funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the McWilliams Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Hayburn and Tim Patton, Chaplain, officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgewood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family would greatly appreciate memorial contributions be given in Betty Jane’s name to the Hope United Methodist Church, 217 East First Street, Wellston, Ohio 45692 or to a favorite charity of one’s choice. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mcwilliams-funeralhome.com