Margaret Ann May

Margaret Ann Wilson May, age 85, of Rison went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 18, 2016. Mrs. May was born January 5, 1931 in Calmer, Arkansas, to the late William Ira and Sarah C. Berry Wilson. She was a graduate of Woodlawn High School and a member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, where she served as treasurer and played the piano. For forty-two years, Mrs. May was an inspector at Hammond Bag Company/Georgia Pacific. She also served as treasurer for twenty-six years with the Local 844 United Paperworkers International Union. Mrs. May was a member of the RSVP and the travel club with Pine Bluff National Bank. She enjoyed going to the weekly singings at Green House Cottage of Southern Hills. Mrs. May was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Grady L. May; six brothers and one sister.

She is survived by two sons, Dennis (Linda Willhite) May of Searcy, Jimmy (Shawna) May of Fordyce; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 21, 2016 at Buie Funeral Home in Rison with Brother William Paul Woolley officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery at Pine Bluff. Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Buie Funeral Home in Rison. Pallbearers are Derek May, Stew Ballard, Jonathan May, Jason May, Travis Connor and Ricky Young. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Foundation or Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. Please sign the online guestbook at www.buiefuneralhome.com . (870)325-6216