Ruth H. May

Ruth Hardman Moore May, age 94 of Highlands County passed away on Tuesday March 17, 2015. She was born in Yorkshire, Darke, County, Ohio, and came to Palm Beach County, Florida, settling there with her parents, Wayne C. and Mary Hardman in 1925. They all survived the 1928 hurricane at the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee before the Hoover Dike was built around the entire lake. She was preceded in death by her only child, a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Schiner McDonald and a step-daughter in Ohio. Survivors include two grandchildren, one step granddaughter and four great-grandchildren, a step son in Arizona, also a great number of cousins in Ohio and many in-laws. As Ruth Evelyn Hardman, Ms. May graduated from Pahokee High School in 1939, entered into the N.Y.A. for extended education for 15 months, working in civil service in Camp Blanding and Miami Beach until the end of World War II. She moved to Highlands County in 1988 from Palm Beach County. Mrs. May was a member of Whispering Pines Baptist Church. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 10:00am - 11:00pm, at Stephenson Nelson Funeral Home in Sebring. There will be a graveside service beginning at 1:00pm at Evergreen Cemetery in Okeechobee, FL with Pastor Steve Trinkle officiating. Friends may make memorial contribution to a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home (863) 385-0125 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com