Ira was the 2nd son of Winston Otis May and Cynthia Ella Upton May. He had 5 brothers: Eric Oscar, Lee Upton, John Thomas, and Olen Edgar; and one sister, Eunice Marie May Jenkins.
Ira was first wed to Netta Raef (9-23-1893 to 2-9-1920, Vanderhoof Cemetery). She died from influenza shortly after giving birth to their son George, leaving him with 4 small children. He later married Dorothy Ethel Wagner Wakefield. They celebrated 66 years of marriage prior to Dorothy's death in 1988. They are buried side by side.
He was the beloved father of 10 children: 4 with Netta: Rhea Marie, Mildred Mary, Melvin Russell and George James (all deceased); 6 with Dorothy (3 daughters and 3 sons, two living as of 2023.) He also had 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In his young adulthood, he went west to Oregon and surrounding areas to play professional independent league baseball as a catcher. After he returned home, he settled down, married, and farmed in the same area where he was born. He lived to the ripe old age of 101 and is fondly remembered by his family and many acquaintances.
Ira was first wed to Netta Raef (9-23-1893 to 2-9-1920, Vanderhoof Cemetery). She died from influenza shortly after giving birth to their son George, leaving him with 4 small children. He later married Dorothy Ethel Wagner Wakefield. They celebrated 66 years of marriage prior to Dorothy's death in 1988. They are buried side by side.
He was the beloved father of 10 children: 4 with Netta: Rhea Marie, Mildred Mary, Melvin Russell and George James (all deceased); 6 with Dorothy (3 daughters and 3 sons, two living as of 2023.) He also had 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In his young adulthood, he went west to Oregon and surrounding areas to play professional independent league baseball as a catcher. After he returned home, he settled down, married, and farmed in the same area where he was born. He lived to the ripe old age of 101 and is fondly remembered by his family and many acquaintances.
Ira was the 2nd son of Winston Otis May and Cynthia Ella Upton May. He had 5 brothers: Eric Oscar, Lee Upton, John Thomas, and Olen Edgar; and one sister, Eunice Marie May Jenkins.
Ira was first wed to Netta Raef (9-23-1893 to 2-9-1920, Vanderhoof Cemetery). She died from influenza shortly after giving birth to their son George, leaving him with 4 small children. He later married Dorothy Ethel Wagner Wakefield. They celebrated 66 years of marriage prior to Dorothy's death in 1988. They are buried side by side.
He was the beloved father of 10 children: 4 with Netta: Rhea Marie, Mildred Mary, Melvin Russell and George James (all deceased); 6 with Dorothy (3 daughters and 3 sons, two living as of 2023.) He also had 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In his young adulthood, he went west to Oregon and surrounding areas to play professional independent league baseball as a catcher. After he returned home, he settled down, married, and farmed in the same area where he was born. He lived to the ripe old age of 101 and is fondly remembered by his family and many acquaintances.
Ira was first wed to Netta Raef (9-23-1893 to 2-9-1920, Vanderhoof Cemetery). She died from influenza shortly after giving birth to their son George, leaving him with 4 small children. He later married Dorothy Ethel Wagner Wakefield. They celebrated 66 years of marriage prior to Dorothy's death in 1988. They are buried side by side.
He was the beloved father of 10 children: 4 with Netta: Rhea Marie, Mildred Mary, Melvin Russell and George James (all deceased); 6 with Dorothy (3 daughters and 3 sons, two living as of 2023.) He also had 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In his young adulthood, he went west to Oregon and surrounding areas to play professional independent league baseball as a catcher. After he returned home, he settled down, married, and farmed in the same area where he was born. He lived to the ripe old age of 101 and is fondly remembered by his family and many acquaintances.
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