George James May was the youngest of four children of Ira Irvin and Netta Raef May. Netta died when George was only 8 days old. Ira raised George and his older brother Melvin after Netta died. Ira and Nettie's daughters Rhea and Mildred were raised by Netta's half-sister, Josephine (George) Resch, who also lived in Newton. Ira married Dorothy Wagner Wakefield, a young widow, in late 1921. Melvin died at age 7 in 1922, leaving George as the adored "big brother" to the other six May children who came along later.
At the age of 19, George was killed in a car accident involving 9 teens on the way home from a barn party. Their car went off of an icy Yager Bridge southeast of Newton. Four of the teens were killed, 3 boys and 1 girl, all from the Newton area.
George was a fun-loving and likeable young man, loved by his family and friends. He is buried next to his mother Netta and his brother Melvin in the small family cemetery near the original family farm.
*George James May, son of Ira and Netta May, was born February 1, 1920, and met his death when an auto fell into the river at the Yager bridge, near Sainte Marie, Saturday night, November 4, 1939, aged 19 years, 9 months, and 3 days.
George was a graduate of the Newton Community high school, class of 1938. All his lifetime was spent with his parents on a farm south of Newton.
He leaves to mourn his father (Ira) and step-mother (Dorothy); two sisters, Miss Rhea May of Altamont and Mrs. Cletus (Mildred) Jansen of Newton; three half-sisters, Lenora, Irene, and Helen; three half-brothers, Don, John, and Lon; two grandmothers, Mrs. Ella May and Mrs. Josephine Raef; step-grandmother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner; and a host of relatives and friends. His mother and brother Melvin preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Christian Progressive Sunday school class of Newton. George was a good boy having a loving disposition and was well liked by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the First Christian church in Newton, conducted by Rev. A.O. Jacobs. Burial was in Vanderhoof cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Allen, Raymond Jr and Don Wagner, Leroy Wakefield, Leon Price and David Waggoner. Misses Lavange Kibler, Dorothy Allen, Marie Utley, Rita May, Evon Wagner, Ernestine and Velma Rose Benefiel, Neva June Portlock, Luelia Kincade, Ethel May Price, Hazel Griffith and Betty Sims were flower bearers.
Obit from Newton (IL) Press: 12-2-1939
At the age of 19, George was killed in a car accident involving 9 teens on the way home from a barn party. Their car went off of an icy Yager Bridge southeast of Newton. Four of the teens were killed, 3 boys and 1 girl, all from the Newton area.
George was a fun-loving and likeable young man, loved by his family and friends. He is buried next to his mother Netta and his brother Melvin in the small family cemetery near the original family farm.
*George James May, son of Ira and Netta May, was born February 1, 1920, and met his death when an auto fell into the river at the Yager bridge, near Sainte Marie, Saturday night, November 4, 1939, aged 19 years, 9 months, and 3 days.
George was a graduate of the Newton Community high school, class of 1938. All his lifetime was spent with his parents on a farm south of Newton.
He leaves to mourn his father (Ira) and step-mother (Dorothy); two sisters, Miss Rhea May of Altamont and Mrs. Cletus (Mildred) Jansen of Newton; three half-sisters, Lenora, Irene, and Helen; three half-brothers, Don, John, and Lon; two grandmothers, Mrs. Ella May and Mrs. Josephine Raef; step-grandmother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner; and a host of relatives and friends. His mother and brother Melvin preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Christian Progressive Sunday school class of Newton. George was a good boy having a loving disposition and was well liked by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the First Christian church in Newton, conducted by Rev. A.O. Jacobs. Burial was in Vanderhoof cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Allen, Raymond Jr and Don Wagner, Leroy Wakefield, Leon Price and David Waggoner. Misses Lavange Kibler, Dorothy Allen, Marie Utley, Rita May, Evon Wagner, Ernestine and Velma Rose Benefiel, Neva June Portlock, Luelia Kincade, Ethel May Price, Hazel Griffith and Betty Sims were flower bearers.
Obit from Newton (IL) Press: 12-2-1939
George James May was the youngest of four children of Ira Irvin and Netta Raef May. Netta died when George was only 8 days old. Ira raised George and his older brother Melvin after Netta died. Ira and Nettie's daughters Rhea and Mildred were raised by Netta's half-sister, Josephine (George) Resch, who also lived in Newton. Ira married Dorothy Wagner Wakefield, a young widow, in late 1921. Melvin died at age 7 in 1922, leaving George as the adored "big brother" to the other six May children who came along later.
At the age of 19, George was killed in a car accident involving 9 teens on the way home from a barn party. Their car went off of an icy Yager Bridge southeast of Newton. Four of the teens were killed, 3 boys and 1 girl, all from the Newton area.
George was a fun-loving and likeable young man, loved by his family and friends. He is buried next to his mother Netta and his brother Melvin in the small family cemetery near the original family farm.
*George James May, son of Ira and Netta May, was born February 1, 1920, and met his death when an auto fell into the river at the Yager bridge, near Sainte Marie, Saturday night, November 4, 1939, aged 19 years, 9 months, and 3 days.
George was a graduate of the Newton Community high school, class of 1938. All his lifetime was spent with his parents on a farm south of Newton.
He leaves to mourn his father (Ira) and step-mother (Dorothy); two sisters, Miss Rhea May of Altamont and Mrs. Cletus (Mildred) Jansen of Newton; three half-sisters, Lenora, Irene, and Helen; three half-brothers, Don, John, and Lon; two grandmothers, Mrs. Ella May and Mrs. Josephine Raef; step-grandmother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner; and a host of relatives and friends. His mother and brother Melvin preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Christian Progressive Sunday school class of Newton. George was a good boy having a loving disposition and was well liked by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the First Christian church in Newton, conducted by Rev. A.O. Jacobs. Burial was in Vanderhoof cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Allen, Raymond Jr and Don Wagner, Leroy Wakefield, Leon Price and David Waggoner. Misses Lavange Kibler, Dorothy Allen, Marie Utley, Rita May, Evon Wagner, Ernestine and Velma Rose Benefiel, Neva June Portlock, Luelia Kincade, Ethel May Price, Hazel Griffith and Betty Sims were flower bearers.
Obit from Newton (IL) Press: 12-2-1939
At the age of 19, George was killed in a car accident involving 9 teens on the way home from a barn party. Their car went off of an icy Yager Bridge southeast of Newton. Four of the teens were killed, 3 boys and 1 girl, all from the Newton area.
George was a fun-loving and likeable young man, loved by his family and friends. He is buried next to his mother Netta and his brother Melvin in the small family cemetery near the original family farm.
*George James May, son of Ira and Netta May, was born February 1, 1920, and met his death when an auto fell into the river at the Yager bridge, near Sainte Marie, Saturday night, November 4, 1939, aged 19 years, 9 months, and 3 days.
George was a graduate of the Newton Community high school, class of 1938. All his lifetime was spent with his parents on a farm south of Newton.
He leaves to mourn his father (Ira) and step-mother (Dorothy); two sisters, Miss Rhea May of Altamont and Mrs. Cletus (Mildred) Jansen of Newton; three half-sisters, Lenora, Irene, and Helen; three half-brothers, Don, John, and Lon; two grandmothers, Mrs. Ella May and Mrs. Josephine Raef; step-grandmother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner; and a host of relatives and friends. His mother and brother Melvin preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Christian Progressive Sunday school class of Newton. George was a good boy having a loving disposition and was well liked by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the First Christian church in Newton, conducted by Rev. A.O. Jacobs. Burial was in Vanderhoof cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Allen, Raymond Jr and Don Wagner, Leroy Wakefield, Leon Price and David Waggoner. Misses Lavange Kibler, Dorothy Allen, Marie Utley, Rita May, Evon Wagner, Ernestine and Velma Rose Benefiel, Neva June Portlock, Luelia Kincade, Ethel May Price, Hazel Griffith and Betty Sims were flower bearers.
Obit from Newton (IL) Press: 12-2-1939
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