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Carnel Mays Obituary

MAYS Carnel Alden Mays, 78, passed away December 5, 2001 after a long illness. Born July 11, 1923, in Akron , Ohio, the son of the late Cecil A. and Beulah K. Mays. He was raised in Charleston, WV and has resided in Jacksonville since the mid 1960s. Carney was retired from the city of Jacksonville Environmental Department. He is survived by his loving wife, Ethel G. Mays of Jacksonville; two sons, John A. (Judy) Mays; of Sylvania, GA, Carnel A. (Denise) Mays, II of Yulee, FL; one daughter, Carlene A. (Roby) Lee of Jacksonville; one stepson, H. Craig (Karen) Gore of Delco, NC; and one stepdaughter, Catherine W. (Dennis) Schott of Jacksonville; four grandchildren, four step grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was a disable veteran of World War II who served in the Pacific; a member of Lake Lodge #72 F&AM in Crescent City, FL; a 32nd degree Scottish Rite, and also a member of Bass Capital Shrine Club in Crescent City, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00PM from the graveside at Chapel Hills Memory Gardens with Reverend Allen Meuters officiating. Mr. Mays will be afforded Military Honors and Masonic Rite services. The family will receive friends at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 850 North St. Johns Bluff Road on Friday evening from 7:00PM until 9:00PM. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to Shriners Crippled Childrens Fund Please sign the Guestbook at Jacksonville.com

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Published by Florida Times-Union on Dec. 7, 2001.

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Billy Collier

December 8, 2001

Potentate Rodger S. Williams,the Divan and Nobles of Morocco Temple wish to express their sympathy in the loss of your loved one. We will also miss him.

We will remember him in our Memorial prayer at the next Stated session and in the Memorial service in February.

May God grant you comfort in your time of sorrow.

Billy Collier, Chaplain

Richard Ard

December 7, 2001

I am sorry to read that Carny passed away, I had a lot of fun working with him in air pollution control years ago, people like Carny you just never forget.

Wayne Tutt

December 7, 2001

Ethel, you have my most sincere condolences at this time of sorrow. I didn't get to see you guys much recently, but I still think back to the good old days when I worked with Carney at the Health Department. They really were good times, both personally and professionally. Carney was a caring, and at times funny, co-worker, and I will miss him. God bless you and your family.

Tim, Greg, & Wendy Woodcock

December 7, 2001

We will miss Carney..he was a kind and generous man, with never a bad thing to say about anyone. At the family gatherings he was always in a jovial mood, no matter how bad he was feeling.

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