Preston Salatial (Buck) May

1907 - 1983  (76 years)

• Name	Preston Salatial (Buck) May
  Nickname	Buck
  Born	22 Mar 1907	Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jun 1983	Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas
  Buried	2 Jul 1983	Carbondale Cemetery, Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4711	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Eddie Salatial May,   b. 1874,   d. 1949  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Cassie Jane Detimore May Tresize,   b. 1886,   d. 1961  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F6492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Madeline Conger May
  Married	26 Aug 1931	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Phyllis May Rupp   2. Darlene May Schrader   3. James May   4. Robert May   5. Donald May   6. Leroy May
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2018 09:21:21
  Family ID	F6491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 30 Jun 1983 - Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas Buried - 2 Jul 1983 - Carbondale Cemetery, Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- May, Preston Preston S. "Buck" May Carbondale - Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, Osage City, for Preston Salatial "Buck" May, 76, Carbondale. He died Thursday, June 30, at his home. He was born March 22, 1907, at Leavenworth, the son of Henry E. and Cassie May Detimore Tresize. Mr. May worked on a cattle ranch in Jackson County from 1947 to 1966 when he moved to Carbondale. He later worked at Carbondale Elevator until he retired in 1970. He was married to Ruby Madeline Conger Aug. 26, 1931, at Delia. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Rupp and Mrs. Darlene Schrader, both of Osage City; four sons, James May, Boise, Idaho, Robert May, Salem, S.D., Donald May, Snohomish, Wash., and Leroy May, Salina; four sisters, Mrs. Helen Hayes, Denison, Mrs. Lily Buckley, Eugene, Ore., Mrs. Dottie Porter, Topeka, and Mrs. Ruth Harris, Lake Charles, La.; two brothers, Eddie May, Enterprise, and Claude May, Wichita; 24 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Carbondale Cemetery. Mr. May will lie in state after noon today at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Heart Association in care of Greenwood-Roberts Funeral Home, Overbrook.