Dorothy M. May

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Dorothy M. May, 90 died Thursday, November 27, 2014. She was the wife of the late George P. May.

Born in Woodside, New York, daughter of the late John W. and Mamie (Greene) Cairnes, she was a resident of Warwick since 1963. Mrs. May worked at Sears in Warwick for over 20 years, retiring in 1986 and was formerly a bookkeeper at Aetna Insurance. She was a past president of the Emblem Club in Warwick and was also active at the Rocky Hill Grange, JONAH and the Warwick Senior Center. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, painting and crocheting in her spare time.

She leaves three children, James R. May and his wife, Rania, John C. Perkins and Nancy Beasley; and her loving grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and goddaughter, Karen Carey. She was the sister of the late Margaret Irons, Anna LaRusse, Nellie Korff and Mamie Pomeroy.

Her funeral will be held Friday, December 5, at 9 a.m. at the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Kevin Church, Sandy Lane. Burial in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours Thursday 3-7 p.m. Information and condolences, visit QuinnFuneralHome.com