THE VALLEY TIMES-NEWS
Lanett, Alabama
Tuesday, April 13, 1999


VALLEY -- Mr. Vernon Leland May, 51, of Valley died Monday, April 12, 1999, at his residence. 

Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. 

Mr. May is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth M. Sorrells of Valley; his son, Brian May of Valley; three grandchildren, Marie M. Johns, Melissa Johns and Randy Johns, all of Valley; his brother, Richard Dennis May of Port Orange, Fla.; and his sister, Della Sue White of Palm Coast, Fla. 

Born Aug. 5, 1947, in Lexington, Ky., Mr. May was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for four years in law enforcement, and had received his criminal justice degree in 1980. Mr. May also worked at the Kennedy Space Center and was generally involved in working with juveniles. He was the son of the late Elizabeth Edwards May and Vernon C. May. 

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley. 

Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley is handling arrangements.