About
About H.T. May & Son Funeral Home
Tom May, Columbia Funeral Home Location
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.
The newest location, in Columbia, opened in April 2009 . May and his mother Estelle May own funeral homes in Boonville, Sedalia, Marshall and Fayette as well. Thomas also has two sisters Kathryn May who is a licensed funeral director and Melodia Whitmore who serves as the office manager. Thomas has two children Holwell J. May II and Brittany N. May who are currently mortuary science students and looking forward to becoming 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.