William I. May

October 3, 1924 - November 15, 2005

William I. May, 81, of Dartmouth Road, who retired as a market manager for McGraw Edison Co., Canonsburg, PA, died Tuesday at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Orange City. Mr. May, an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, was born in Milan, PA and moved to this area in 1985 from Pittsburgh.

He was a member of the DeLand Country Club, the Blue Lodge Masons and the Scottish Rite Masons. He was a graduate of Penn State University and served as a director of the Boy Scouts of America. He enjoyed golf, woodworking, hunting, making jewelry and his dog Teddy.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Patricia; a son, James Hesler Jr. of Overland, KA; three daughters, Joan Carpenter of Berrington, IL, Joan Hesler of Annapolis, MD and Julie Dellingler of Rockville, MD; a sister, Naomi Davis of Bluffton, SC and eight grandchildren.

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