Charles May

Charles “David” May 83, of Moss Bluff died on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at his residence.

He was born in Louisville, Ky. and was raised in New Orleans where he was a 1955 graduate of Warren Easton High School. Throughout his life he moved to Lake Charles and lived in Arkansas and Oklahoma before returning to the Lake Charles/ Ragley area in 1992. He retired in 1989 after 19 years as an operator from Lyondell/Basell. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.

He is survived by a son, Bryan A. May (Laura) of Moss Bluff; daughters, Melanie L. Smith (Garon) of Olathe, Kan. and Julie Lewis (Roger) of Ragley; sisters, Jean Steele of Sorrento, Sue Kate ”Kitsy” Sperandeo of New Iberia, and Lorraine Bech of Lake Charles; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn B. May; parents, Ada and Aubrey Faurest May, Sr.; and three siblings.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Jeremy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until the start of the service.

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