Mrs. Carol Mays

Mrs. Carol Ann (Haubenstricker) Mays of Jackson, MI, passed from our world into God’s Kingdom early Friday morning, June 17, 2016, while at the Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor, MI. Carol was 75.

Carol was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Weber) Haubenstricker and was born in Tuscola, MI, on January 22, 1941. She grew up in the Frankenmuth area, attending St. Lorenz Lutheran School and graduating from Frankenmuth High School. On August 8, 1959, Carol married Worley K. Mays, Sr., and together they have celebrated 56 years of marriage. Carol was perpetually cheerful and had a love for people, corresponding with many throughout her life. Perhaps it was a letter keeping everyone up-to-date on family happenings or a card to brighten one’s day. She loved reading, baking and embroidery, but most of all faith, family and friends were her joys and passions in life.

Carol leaves her family to cherish her memory. Husband Worley, and the children: Waneta and Wayne Hamit, W. Kent Mays Jr., Logan and Jill Mays, and Melinda and Tom Pichan. She leaves also her four grandchildren: Josh and Courtney Hamit, Autumn and Bradford Patterson, Jack Pichan, Sam Pichan, and great-grandson Zachary Hamit, due to arrive any day. Carol also leaves a sister: Marlene Elder, a brother and sister-in-law: John and Beth Haubenstricker, sister-in-law Ruth Ann Haubenstricker Vagts, many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. Besides her parents, Carol is preceded in death by infant sisters: Waneta and Dorothy Haubenstricker, and a brother David Haubenstricker.

The Mays family will receive friends on Sunday June 26, 2016, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hanlin Funeral Home 4823 W. Main St., Millington, MI 48746. There will be a brief time of visitation on Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Millington from 10:30 am until services begin. Funeral service for Carol will be held on Monday, June 27, 2016, at 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4935 W. Center Street, Millington, MI 48746. The burial will follow at the Millington Township Cemetery. Pastor Wayne Hamit will deliver the eulogy, funeral message, and prayers.

If you would like to give a gift in Carol’s memory, the family has asked you to consider one of the following: St. Lorenz Lutheran School in Frankenmuth (where Carol attended), St. Paul Lutheran School in Millington (school of Worley and Carol’s first church home), Prince of Peace Lutheran School in Carrollton, TX (where Josh & Autumn attended), Concordia Lutheran School in Redford (where Jack & Sam attend), or to a Lutheran School of your choice. Envelopes and addresses of the schools listed will be available at the funeral home.

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