MAY, Evelyn Lorene (York) Passed away at CareOne Northampton, MA on January 23, 2022.  Born in Rural Davidson County Tennessee on December 30, 1933.  Preceded in death by her beloved husband Bruce Arlen May; parents Willie Green Rowlett and James Norman York; sisters Ann Elizabeth and Norma Louise Boyd; and her dear daughter-in-law Rebecca Cohen.  She is survived by her sister Diane (Wayne) Winkler of Nashville, TN; three sons Gilbert Arlen May, David Norman May, Warren Henry Addington-May (Abigail); and Linda Binney (mother of her first grandchild, Mary Caitlin May of Northampton, MA.)  Her other surviving grandchildren are Benjamin Bruce Cohen May of Franklin, MA, and Jane and Edgar Addington-May of North Attleboro, MA. 

Evelyn met her soulmate Bruce while attending Martin Methodist College in Pulaski TN.  They were married in 1957. After starting their family in Indiana, they moved to Massachusetts with their 3 young boys. In 1970, following Bruce’s passing, the family moved to Amherst MA. Evelyn was the receptionist for the Superintendent of Amherst Regional School District for 11 years before returning to college as an Ida Comstock Scholar at Smith College.  She was working at First Call for Help while studying and was also a valued volunteer for Hospice.

Evelyn is known by all for her earthy sense of humor.  She was quick to love, quick to forgive; she loved her caregivers, her dearest friends in the “Pajama Club,” her family, and she forever loved her husband, Bruce.  Evelyn will be dearly missed by all. 

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Sat. Feb. 5^th at 1:00PM in the Woodbury Room of the Jones Library, Amherst, MA.  Please contact the family for ZOOM details.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to your local Hospice organization. Memorial guestbook at www.douglassfuneral.com