Patricia Lou Taylor May, age 85, of 80210 Blackwell Road, Freeport died peacefully at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2026 in her home.

Born November 2, 1940 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Nellie Schaffer Taylor.

She attended Uniontown High School. She devoted her life to making a home for her family and enjoyed reading and sewing.

Her husband of sixty-six years, Harold Eugene “Sonny” May, died December 21, 2023. They were married February 20, 1957.

Also surviving are a daughter, Janet (Rich) Butler of Freeport; two sons: Vince (Tammy) May of Cadiz and Albert May of Freeport; granddaughters: Amanda (Chaun) May, Tara May Miller, Mariah (Bryce) Chura, Snydell (Jack) Collins, Chavon (Dave) Yoder; grandsons: Derek (Mellisa) Boreman, Jamey (Kara) Boreman, Travis Butler, Trace (Kiera) Butler, Kyle (Allie) May, Ryan (Tammy) May, and Randy (Amanda) Marder; great-grandchildren: Issac Kitchens, Little Jamie Miller, Addison Boreman, Cole Boreman, and Ellia Williams; a brother: Jesse (Linda) Taylor; two sisters-in-law: Judith Tilman and Sandy May Tegowski; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Russell May, a granddaughter, Taylor Jo Butler; three brothers: Pete (Joyce) Taylor, Roger Lee Taylor, Lloyd Taylor; three sisters: Leora (Raymond) Griffith, Clara Daugherty, and Beverly (Wally) Marenelli; mother-in-law, Ruth May; father-in-law, Carl May, Jr., and a brother-in-law, Roger May.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026 in Koch Funeral Home, 216 S High Street, Freeport.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in the Freeport Church of the Rock, 222 S High Street, Freeport with Pastor Jason Dean and Sandra Cappell officiating. Burial will follow in Minksville Cemetery, Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio.

All are welcome to join the family for a time of fellowship and food after the burial in the basement of The Church of the Rock in Freeport.

The May Family thanks Southern Care Hospice Services for taking such good care of Pat.

Koch Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be on their website: www.kochfuneralhome.net