Mr. Robin Earl May “Pops,” age 59, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, following a brief illness.
Mr. May was born on September 7, 1963, in Commerce, Georgia, to the late Bobby Earl May and Brenda Jean Crocker Arrowood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Mitchell May.
Robin was an avid Country Music fan and loved to play on his guitar. He enjoyed going fishing and going on vacations to Savannah, Georgia. Robin was a Maintenance Supervisor in the Poultry Industry for over 20 years. Robin will be remembered for having a big heart and being willing to help anyone in need. He was a loving and dedicated husband, daddy, grandpa, and brother and was known to his grandchildren as “Papa May.”
Survivors include his loving wife of 42 years, Tina May, of Cornelia; sons, Joshua Maye and his spouse, Teresa, of Demorest; Christopher Maye and his fiancé, Allison, of Gainesville; Brandon Maye, of Cornelia; grandchildren, CJ, Eli, and Khaya Maye; sister and brother-in-law, Dianne and Dean Davis, of Baldwin; half-sister, Leitner Helfrich and half-brother, Curtis Maye, both of South Georgia; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the Whitfield Funeral Homes, South Chapel, with Rev. Mickey Umberhant, Rev. Mike Garroutte, and Rev. Aaron Elrod officiating. Interment will follow in the Wade Family Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2022, and from 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the funeral home prior to the service.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial donations may be made in Mr. May’s Memory to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
