Ben H. May, of Cardston, Dies
War Veteran and Scout Leader Succumbs to Illness At Age 50
Ben H. May died at his home in Cardston Tuesday night, following a brief illness, from pneumonia and heart trouble. He was Alberta Stake commissioner for Boy Scouts and headed the Cardston party of Scouts a week go to the Calgary jamboree.
Mr. May was a Great War veteran, and had just taken his examinations for appointment as postmaster of the town. He was 50 years of age, married and leaves nine children, five of them married, and four at home with his widow, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris of Cardston.
He is also survived by two brothers, Sterling I. May, editor of the Raymond Recorder, and Ross May of Lethbridge, and four sisters, Mrs. J. M. Workman, Cardston, Minnie Cleveland, Idaho, Mrs. Agnes McLean, Chicago, and Mrs. Eunice Reed , Calgary. His mother, Mrs. Rhoda May, is also living although she has been bedridden for a long time.
Funeral services have not been announced, but it is expected that they will be held in the Stake
Tabernacle on Friday. All the Scouts of the Alberta Stake will attend.
Contributor: No Worries (48464485)
Ben H. May, of Cardston, Dies
War Veteran and Scout Leader Succumbs to Illness At Age 50
Ben H. May died at his home in Cardston Tuesday night, following a brief illness, from pneumonia and heart trouble. He was Alberta Stake commissioner for Boy Scouts and headed the Cardston party of Scouts a week go to the Calgary jamboree.
Mr. May was a Great War veteran, and had just taken his examinations for appointment as postmaster of the town. He was 50 years of age, married and leaves nine children, five of them married, and four at home with his widow, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris of Cardston.
He is also survived by two brothers, Sterling I. May, editor of the Raymond Recorder, and Ross May of Lethbridge, and four sisters, Mrs. J. M. Workman, Cardston, Minnie Cleveland, Idaho, Mrs. Agnes McLean, Chicago, and Mrs. Eunice Reed , Calgary. His mother, Mrs. Rhoda May, is also living although she has been bedridden for a long time.
Funeral services have not been announced, but it is expected that they will be held in the Stake
Tabernacle on Friday. All the Scouts of the Alberta Stake will attend.
Contributor: No Worries (48464485)
Family Members
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Artemissia "Mish" May Workman
1883–1960
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Agnes May McLean
1887–1973
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Eunice Effie May Reid
1889–1964
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Sterling Ibey May
1896–1963
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Ross Ronald May
1900–1942
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James Ira May
1857–1938
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Jude Allen May
1859–1946
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George May
1861–1942
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Henry Lyman May
1863–1863
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Martha Ellen May Hunsaker
1865–1943
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Sarah Margaret May Barnard
1867–1941
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Evelyn May Hunsaker
1869–1946
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Andrew May
1871–1958
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Frank May
1872–1923
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Harriet May Kelly
1874–1918
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Richard C May
1876–1955
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Marian Ann "Mary" May Arbon
1878–1974
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Emma May May Davis
1880–1954
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Joseph Eugene May
1882–1958
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