May Gilbert Obituary (1909 - 2008)

May Gilbert, 98, of Pana, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Prairie Rose Health Care Center, Pana. She was born December 23, 1909 in Boonville, IN, the daughter of William J. and Carrie J. Raney Stephens. May was a graduate of Taylorville High School, Class of 1928 and had lived in Pana since 1937. She was a homemaker. May was a member of the Pana Senior Citizens VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She married Kermit Davis and he died in 1937. May then married Herman Campbell and he died in 1978. She later married Ezekeial Gilbert and he died in 1982. May is survived by her son, Earl Davis wife Wanda, Rockford, IL; 15 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; brother, Lloyd J. Stephens, Carson City, NV. Besides her three husbands, she was preceded in death by her son, Merle Davis, who was a twin to Earl; her daughter, Bernice Bruns; granddaughter, Ruth; a great grandson in infancy; and two brothers. Funeral Information Funeral services will be Saturday, July 26, 2008 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Lawrence Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Rosemond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, IL. Friends may call on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at McCracken-Dean Funeral Home.