GARLAND CLARK MAY

passed peacefully from this life to the next on August 1, 2020 in Springdale, Ark. He was born March 6, 1926, in Okolona, Ark., to Leland and Daisy May. He lived most of his life in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was a hard worker. He found great joy in providing for his family. He worked most of his life at May Construction Company in Little Rock, Ark. He was tough as nails, so much so, his nickname was “Rock”. In his early years he worked a lot of jobs out west to make a living. He did everything from cutting lumber in northern California to working in the mines, to loading iceberg lettuce in railroad cars. He told great stories from those days. He loved bullfrog hunting and deer hunting. He had a green thumb and loved growing tomatoes and working in his garden. He was the world’s best PaPa. He gave great wheelbarrow rides.

He had a simple, honest love for his family. He adored his “sugar”, Faye, his bride of 63 years, and he especially loved her cornbread. He would melt when the great-grandchildren were around. He was proud of them all and they brought him great joy, even till the end of his days.

He also served in the Navy and was one of the handful of men who watched the thermonuclear bombs testing from a Navy ship near the Marshall Islands. He appreciated the simple things of life, like family and a good glass of tea or buttermilk and always looked forward to Thanksgiving every year around his table. He became a serious Jesus follower in the last 4 years of his life. He understood the word “grace” and talked openly about the Love of God. His favorite hymn was “Precious Memories”.

He was preceded in death by his father Leland May and his mother Daisy May.

He is survived by his wife, Faye; daughter, Pam Hall and husband Jim; grandchildren, Ben Hall and wife Amy, Jordan Ross and husband Nick, Julie Schwilling and husband Chris; five great-grandchildren, Aowyn, Simon and Henry Hall, Miles Ross, Ruby Schwilling; and one sister, Margaret Fewell.

A private family graveside service will be held at Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Arkansas on Wednesday, August 4th, at noon. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital in Memphis or New Heights Church in Fayetteville, Ark. To share a memory of Mr. May with his family visit www. griffinleggettresthills.com