Oma Kenneth 'Ken' May

(July 9, 1921 ~ June 21, 1994)

Ken, son of James Warren 'Warney' May, Jr. and Margaret Elizabeth 'Maggie' Preston, married to Felva Josephine Wright and buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Vega, Oldham County, Texas.

O.K. "Ken" May, 72, died Tuesday, June 21, 1994.

Graveside services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery with Monsignor Peter DiBenedetto of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Vega officiating. Arrangements were by N.S. Griggs Funeral Directors.

Mr. May was born in Taylor County and lived in Vega for 41 years. He was a veteran, serving in the Navy for years. He and his wife, Felva May, had been married 44 years. He helped with the Oldham County Roundup and had lived on the Scharbauer Cattle Co. Ranch for 41 years. He was a member of the American Legion post No. 168.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Debbie Fangman of Vega; a son, Bronc May of Kearney, Neb.; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Brent, in December 1993.

The family requests memorials be to High Plains Bone Marrow Unit, 1600 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106; or to the Vega Cemetery Fund.

THE VEGA ENTERPRISE