Mrs. Martha Gene "Genie" May, 84, of Baton Rouge, LA, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at her residence.

Mrs. Martha was born in Pike County on October 14, 1936 and was the daughter of Gordon Willoughby and Norma Gene Coney Willoughby. She was a member of Johnston Station Baptist Church in her early years until her and her husband moved to Baton Rouge area in 1969 where they have attended Zoar Baptist Church since that time. While in college, she was the forward on the ladies basketball team at Southwest Jr. College.  She loved to travel all over the country with her husband and attend gospel quartet concerts. She was also a lifelong member at Felder's Methodist Camp Meeting and enjoyed spending those times with family and friends. She had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. She was an amazing wife, mother and grandmother and loved her family tremendously and there will forever be a void in their hearts without her.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her loving husband of 63 wonderful years, Randolph May of Baton Rouge, LA; one son, Gary May of Watson, LA; two daughters, Lisa McGuire and Tom of Milton, FL and Martha Abraham and Jeff of Lafayette, LA; one brother, Claude "Butch" Willoughby and Becky of Summit, MS; five grandchildren, Jessica Wilding and Josh, Austin Abraham and Caitlin, Melissa McGuire, Taylor Billeaud and Jacques, and Kyle May; three great-grandchildren, Corrine Billeaud, Camila Billeaud and Aidan Abraham and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Tom McGuire, Austin Abraham, Jacques Billeaud, Kyle May, Gary May and Jeff Jackson.

A graveside service will be held at 1:30PM on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Johnston Station Baptist Church Cemetery in Johnston Station, MS with Bro. Glenn Byrd officiating and Sharkey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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