Person:William May (56)

!CENSUS; 1900 Census of Indiana; 1900; U. S. Census of Steuben County, IN; Angola, Pleasant township; Allen County, IN Public Library.

William H. May 31 married 8 years IN OH IN student Mary C. 29 ch 0 liv 0 IN OH OH

!OBITUARY of William H. May was born December 6, 1887 and died at his late home in Angola, Indiana January 11, 1905 age 37 years 1 month and 6 days. Removing with his parents to DeKalb County, Indiana, he there grew to manhood and on August 31, 1891 was married to Mary C. Duncan. His education was obtained in the schools of Waterloo and in Tri-State Normal college in which he completed a classical course and the major part also of a course in law. Later he took a Correspondence Bible course in preparation for the work of preaching the gospel. Several of the best years of his life he gave to teaching. Two years he taught in country schools, two years in Waterloo High School, five years he served as Superintendent of the schools at Ashley and six months as supply principal of the Angola High School. While located in Ashley he obeyed the gospel and became identified with the Disciples of Christ. After his removal to Angola his heart was strangely drawn toward the work of the ministery and for two or three years he preached more or less regularly to the South Scott, Flint, Gage, St. Joe and Coburn Corners congregation. For several years Mr. May together with his wife had charge of the local college dining hall and in this way particularly came into contact with a large number of young people, many of whom have reasons to bless God for the wholesome influence and impression of his life. During the last year he had charge of the Hendry Hotel. Besides his faithful and beloved wife he leaves a father, four brothers and three sisters to mourn his homegoing and to cherish his memory. He as honest, hard-working, gentle and unassuming in his relations with men; devoted to his wife and a warrm-hearted Christian. For him life had trials and disappointments. Not all his plans were crowned with successful achievement and the heart which is stilled today knew care and anxiety. Other men have accumulated more wealth than he and achieved higher destination as men of business sagacity and resource. But the one thing for which we care today - the only thing after all which amounts to much in the great retrospect of time and the prospect of eternity is this: He kept his faith in God and Jesus Christ. He lived as a pilgrim, keeping the eternal issues of life before him. He did something, how much, how little, God knows to make the great, forgetful world remember its Father and Jesus Christ Whom the Father sent.