RICHARD MAY

SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Richard May, 62, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

He was born July 3, 1938, at Morley, Mo., son of Luther Walker and Bertie Graves May. He and Rosalie Boyer were married Aug. 17, 1974, in Sikeston.

May was a 1956 graduate of Morley High School, and 1958 graduate of Moler Barber College in St. Louis.

He was a barber eight years, owning a shop in Morley three years. He went to work for Cotton Belt Railroad in 1966, first as a carman welder and then as an inspector, retiring in 1992. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Cahokia, Ill., Fire Department three years.

May served in the Missouri National Guard seven years, and was a member of Tanner Street Church of God.

Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Glenda Schott of Cape Girardeau and Lois Frazier of New Orleans, La.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tanner Street Church, with the Rev. Carl Addison officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.