About
About H.T. May & Son Funeral Home
The funeral business that became H.T. May & Son was founded in Boonville in 1911 by Riley Martin, great-great uncle of Tom May. Following the death of Riley Martin, his nephew,Holwell J. May took over the reins of the business and continued to operate it until his death in 1974, when at that time his son H.T. May began to run the business. When H.T. died in 2005, his son Thomas E. May began to run the business and is now the fourth generation to operate May Funeral Homes.
Pictured are Minister Thomas E. May and his wife Pastor Jennifer L. May who is pastor of Liberty International ministries in Columbia. Thomas and his wife , as well as the rest of the May staff are able to attend to not only each families’ physical needs but we also want to help all of your spiritual needs as well.
Estelle May, wife of the late H.T. May owns and operates funeral homes in Columbia, Boonville, Sedalia, Marshall and Fayette. Kathryn May who is a licensed funeral director and Melodia Whitmore who assists in the office are also integral parts of the business.. Minister Thomas May and his wife Jennfier are the proud parents of three children , Brittany N. May, David Jeremiah Baker, and Holwell J. May II who has just graduated from the Kansas City Kansas Community School of Mortuary Science and is serving his embalmer’s apprenticeship and recently was licensed as a Missouri Funeral Director and has become the fifth generation of the May family to enter funeral service
May and staff are are dedicated to serving families from all ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs in a personalized manner, with knowledgeable, caring, and professional staff.