A Celebration of Life Service for Peggy Mullin May, age 96 of Ruston, Louisiana, will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 26, 2024 at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Mr. Ron Cathey officiating. Interment will follow in Simsboro Cemetery in Simsboro, Louisiana under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston. Visitation with the family will be from 9:00 AM until the time of service.
Peggy left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior in heaven on August 19, 2024, just a few weeks before her 97th birthday. She was born in Simsboro on September 6, 1927, to Mary and Glen Mullin, and passed away peacefully with family at her side at her home at The Arbor & The Terrace of Ruston.
Peggy married the love of her life, Louis Cecil May, in Simsboro on November 28, 1946. They were married for 59 years before his passing in 2005. Together they raised their family while living in north Louisiana and south Arkansas. Peggy graduated from Louisiana Tech University and spent her professional career teaching at high schools throughout the region. Peggy and Cecil lived in El Dorado, Arkansas, for many years while Cecil worked for the Anthony Forest Products company.
Family was everything to Peg. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her loved ones throughout the year.
Peggy was a devoted member of Simsboro United Methodist Church for many years where she served in various ministries through the church.
Among the things Peggy enjoyed after her retirement were cooking for her family and taking delicious meals to those who were under the weather. She also enjoyed working in her yard and would devote an entire day once a week as her “yard day.”
Peggy is survived by her children, Kathy (Les) Guice of Ruston and Jim (Judy) May of Huntsville, Texas; five grandchildren: Jeffrey (Sandra) May of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; Chad (Shannon) Guice of Evergreen, Colo.; Kyle (Ginger) Guice of Houston, Texas; Justin (Rebekah) May of Seabrook, Texas; and Bret (Christy) Guice of Ruston; and six great grandchildren. Her grandsons and grand-nephew, Tim Kelly, will serve as pall bearers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her three siblings, J.C. Mullin, Charles Earl Mullin, and Betty Lewis.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations for Peggy can be made to Louisiana Tech University’s New Forest Products Innovation Center, under the direction of the College of Applied and Natural Sciences, and mailed to Louisiana Tech University Foundation, PO Box 3183, Ruston, LA 71272.
