Jack May

Jack Richard May, 85, passed away peacefully March 28, 2016, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a year-long struggle with kidney cancer. Jack was born January 4, 1931, in a home at Jackson, Wyoming, the fourth of nine children to be born to Clifton Henrie and Fay Tempest May. Jack grew up on Mormon Row (then known as Gros Ventre, Wyoming), attending the one-room grade school at Gros Ventre and then Jackson-Wilson High School in Jackson. He attended Ricks College for a short time. He married Geraldine Hess on November 27, 1949, in Jackson, Wyoming. Four children were born to this union. They later divorced. Jack was the master of many trades in Jackson, working at Quality Cleaners and Lou Wilson construction. He owned a ranch in St. Anthony, Idaho, for a short time. He plowed snow in Teton National Park, worked at Harry Taylor construction, and sold insurance for Great Plains Life before purchasing Hussmith Insurance Agency, and finally purchasing a storage business and forming May Moving and Storage. Jack met Carol Ann Flack in Casper, Wyoming, and they were married August 12, 1968, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Two children would come to this union. Jack and Carol lived 46 years in their home in Jackson before moving to Idaho Falls in 2014. Jack loved music. Over the course of his life he formed and played in several dance bands where he loved to sing and play his tenor saxophone. Jack is survived by his wife, Carol May of Idaho Falls, Idaho; sons, Randy (Linda) May of Sandy, UT, Michael (Faith) May of Jackson, WY, Shane (Lori) May of Jackson, WY, and Brandon May of Lehi, UT; and daughters, Cindy (Kim) Jacobs of Powell, WY, and Kimberly (Matt) Thomason of Marietta, GA; sisters, Inez Moulton, Marjorie Ryan and Shirley Barns; and brothers, Marvin, Vern and Allyn May; along with 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Bruce and Glenn, and two grandchildren, Zachary May and Michelle May. Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, in the Victor LDS Chapel, 87 East Center Street, Victor, Idaho, with a reception beginning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the services for friends and family. In lieu of flowers it is suggested that donations be made to Hospice of Eastern Idaho or a charity of your choice.

Memorial Services will be held