WINNIE HAMMACK MAY

Winnie Hammack May Winnie Hammack May, a resident of Dothan, died Thursday June 2, 2011 in Alabaster, Alabama after a brief illness at the Shelby Baptist Medical Center. She was 81. Winnie H. May was born in Midland City, Dale County, AL September 23, 1929, the fourth child and third daughter to Robert Elijah and Mae Belle Hammack. She lived in Dothan most of her life and graduated from Dothan High School with the Class of 1947. After graduation, she attended Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans School of Nursing affiliated with Louisiana State University for three years receiving her Nursing Degree in 1950. She worked as a Registered Nurse from 1950 until she retired in 2006. In her early career, she practiced nursing in various types of medicine including Family Practice, Oral Surgery and at several hospitals in the area. Later in her career she worked at Flowers Hospital from 1979 to 1988 on the Medical Surgical floors and from 1988 to 2006 in the Digestive Disorder Center, including working as the Charge Nurse from 1992 to 1998. She retired in 2006 having served the Dothan community more than 35 years as a dedicated Registered Nurse. Preceding her in death are her parents, Robert Elijah (Bob) and Mae Belle Hammack; a sister, Jelem-ma Hammack Waldron; brother, Robert Elijah Hammack, Jr.; sister, Ruby Lee Hammack; and a son-John Thomas May. Surviving her are one daughter, Katrina May of Conyers, GA; two sons,Ben Wayman May of Coweta, OK, and Marcus Warren May of Alabaster, AL; five grandchildren, Ginger May, Lori Wright, Christopher May, Courtney Adams, and Ashley May Roberts; six great grandchildren, Joshua May, Megan Wright, Alex Wright, Cooper Wright, Wyatt Lane Adams, Avery Katherine Roberts, and a 2nd cousin-Frances Murphy. In the last several years, she resided with her son and daughter-in-law, Marcus and Debbie May, in Alabaster, AL. Funeral services led by The Reverend Ede Plovan-ich will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday, June 12 at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 205 Holly Lane, Dothan, (334) 793-7616. Visitation will begin at 1PM in the Parrish Hall. Internment in the Memorial Gardens at the Episcopal Church will immediately follow the Services. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the Episcopal Church of the Nativity of which Ms. May was a member.