Daisy E. May
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Daisy E. May, 94, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at the Highland District Hospital.
She was born Feb. 13, 1917 in Cavour, S.D., the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Thielbar Beckman.
Mrs. May had been a schoolteacher for 28 years, serving several school districts retiring from the Greenfield School System. She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church, the Retired Teachers Association, Highland County Senior Citizens and the Business and Professional Women Association.
She is survived by eight children, Charles (Patricia) May of Fairborn, James (Susan) May of Leesburg, Kenneth (Martha) May of Leesburg, Allen (Paula) May of Leesburg, Barbara (Jerry) Ross of Batavia, Patricia (Richard) Reynolds of Batavia, Melanie (Bill) Stacy of Daytona Beach, Fla. and Melinda (Craig) Martin of Leesburg; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Elmer Beckman of Cavour, S.D.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert May on April 18, 1989; five sisters, Marie Ziegeldorf, Dora McKee, Mabel Foster, Alice Beckman and Lily Haeder; and four brothers, Raymond Beckman, George Beckman, Harry Beckman and William Beckman.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Rev. Tom Knauff will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the Leesburg United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Cincinnati Office, 7124 Miami Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45243.
The Turner Funeral Home is serving the family.
For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.[[In-content Ad]]
She was born Feb. 13, 1917 in Cavour, S.D., the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Thielbar Beckman.
Mrs. May had been a schoolteacher for 28 years, serving several school districts retiring from the Greenfield School System. She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church, the Retired Teachers Association, Highland County Senior Citizens and the Business and Professional Women Association.
She is survived by eight children, Charles (Patricia) May of Fairborn, James (Susan) May of Leesburg, Kenneth (Martha) May of Leesburg, Allen (Paula) May of Leesburg, Barbara (Jerry) Ross of Batavia, Patricia (Richard) Reynolds of Batavia, Melanie (Bill) Stacy of Daytona Beach, Fla. and Melinda (Craig) Martin of Leesburg; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Elmer Beckman of Cavour, S.D.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert May on April 18, 1989; five sisters, Marie Ziegeldorf, Dora McKee, Mabel Foster, Alice Beckman and Lily Haeder; and four brothers, Raymond Beckman, George Beckman, Harry Beckman and William Beckman.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Rev. Tom Knauff will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the Leesburg United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Cincinnati Office, 7124 Miami Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45243.
The Turner Funeral Home is serving the family.
For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.[[In-content Ad]]