Evelyn Brown May

Evelyn Beatrice Brown May, 79, of Ragley, LA, died at 11:10 AM on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. May was born June 7, 1936 in Westlake, LA, where she was a 1955 graduate of Westlake High School. She lived in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma before returning to the Lake Charles / Ragley area in 1992. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She was previously employed as a personal care attendant for Gulf Coast Social Services. She was an avid reader. Mrs. May is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Charles "David" May; son, Bryan A. May and wife Laura of Moss Bluff; daughters, Melanie L. Smith and husband Garon of Olathe, KS and Julie Lewis and husband Roger of Ragley, LA; sister, Kathrine Prater of Lake Charles; brother, Kenneth R. Brown, Sr. of New Jersey; half-brother, Hubie "Butch" Brown of Moss Bluff; grandchildren, Micah Smith, Krystal Leitner, Noah Smith, Alexis May, Casey Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Gentry Lewis, and Emily Lewis; and three great-grandchildren, Ignatius Leitner, Ever Mae Leitner, and Harper Cate Smith. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend John Hoffpauir will officiate. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM and continue on Friday from 8:00 AM until the start of the service.