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Donald “Pete” May

[October 22, 2014]  LINCOLN  - Donald “Pete” May, 81, of Lincoln passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:21 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Visitation: Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln

Service: 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln

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Donald “Pete” May, 81, of Lincoln passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:21 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Pete was born December 1, 1932 in Macon County; the son of Carl and Geneva Woolums May. He married Judy Mason on January 1, 1954 in Middletown, IL. She survives him in Lincoln.

Also surviving are his children: Donald E. May Jr. of Novi, MI and Tammy Rich Miley (EJ Miley Jr) of Lincoln; one grandchild: Cade (Karry) Rich, Atlanta; one great grandchild: Taylor Rich; one sister Connie Madigan of Lincoln. Pete was preceded in death by his parents and brother: Gary May.

Pete was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the 44th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army, member of Crime Stoppers, worked at Illico Oil Company for 45 years, was a security guard at the Lincoln Courthouse for many years, was a member of Law Enforcement of Logan County in Lincoln, Mount Pulaski, and Emden, an avid hunter, and was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church.

Services for Pete will be 10:00 a.m. Monday October 20, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with Ron Otto officiating. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday October 19, 2014 also at the funeral home. A burial at New Union Cemetery will follow the service where full military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post # 263. Memorials may be given to American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.

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