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Joseph May Obituary
He was born September 23, 1945 at Onaga, the son of Ernest and Marie Wilson May. He graduated from Onaga High School in 1965.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Topeka.Joe had worked in housekeeping for Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka and for a hospital in Wichita.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Bob May, Jack May and Raymond May, who died in infancy, and a sister, Patty Poitras.
Survivors include two brothers, Ted May, Onaga and James May, San Antonio, TX, two sisters, Mona May Nichols, Navarre, FL and Barbara Bridges, Mt. Vernon, WA, a sister-in-law, Joena May, Onaga, and nieces and nephews.
No services are planned. Inurnment will be in the Havensville Cemetery. Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga is assisting the family.
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