Karla Mays

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Mrs. Karla Mays, 94, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, May 26, 2014, at her home.

Born in Glass, Tenn., to Carl and Fannie Wilson Boone, she was a homemaker and a member of Beacon Baptist Church.

Karla was a wonderful and loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed working in her yard and playing board games. She loved her church and played the piano for many years at Beacon Baptist and at Lone Oak Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Jack" Mays; a daughter, Martha Kelley; a grandson, Billy Cline; a brother, Charles Boone; and a sister Margaret Wright.

Karla is survived by her son, Glin Mays of Blytheville;

Two daughters, Jean Webb and husband, Jerry, of Athens, Tenn., and Nita Harris of Blytheville;

Her grandchildren Josh Cline, Joel Webb and Kayci Wilcox; and

Seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mitchell King Jr. and the Rev. Richard Lourcey officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Cemetery in Obion, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Cobb Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.cobbfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorials be sent to Lone Oak Baptist Church.