Edgar Wendell May

Edgar Wendell May, 95, of Huntington, WV, a loving husband, father and grandfather went to be with the Lord November 25 with his family at his side. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Dr. Larry Greene. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. He was born August 12, 1922 in Wayne County, WV the son of the late Waldeck and Norma McCloud May. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Beulah Crum May and his second wife Venus LeGrand May, as well as three sisters; Pauline Graves, Irene Ashworth and Louella Ashworth (all of Columbus, Ohio) He is survived by his son: Thomas W. May and his daughter Catherine Weiss of Huntington; four grandchildren; Karen Bishop (Mark), Beckie Nourse (Tim), Ed May II (Julie) and their mother Sandra May all of Columbus, Ohio and Amanda McComas (Josh) of Huntington, nine great grandchildren; Matthew and Shawn Bishop, Samantha Snyder Stephens (Geoff), Emily and Sarah Snyder, Zachary May and Jackson, Ryan and Rachel McComas. Also surviving one sister Mildred Thompson of Rensselaer, IN, as well as two special nephews: Richard Crum of Spring Hill, FL and Jeffrey Crum of Juneau, WI. As a member of the “Greatest Generation” Ed grew up working from a very early age at the Blatt Dairy Farm and moved with his family to Baltimore, MD where he worked as a welder in a ship yard. He joined the Navy serving in the Pacific theater as a gunner during World War II and as a member of the Navy Reserve was called back to active duty during the Korean War. He operated his own auto body shop in Huntington for 57 years and was known as the best auto painter/body man in the area, never having to advertise-his work was his advertisement. He never met a stranger and his honesty was one of his many outstanding traits that allowed him to be very successful in his business. He was a member of River Cities Community Church and loved to read the Bible reading it from cover to cover many times. His favorite hobby was golf which he played into his nineties. Friends may call from 11:00 am until service time Tuesday at the Reger Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com