Margaret Kidd Mays

On Sunday, November 15, 2015, God sent his Angels down to take Pat (Margaret) Kidd Mays home. Pat was born February 20, 1931. Her parents were Jesse S. and Bessie Tyree Kidd. She was raised in Iron Gate and graduated from Eagle Rock High School in 1949. Upon graduation she married the love of her life, John L. Mays of Eagle Rock. They shared 51 awesome years together until his death in 2000. They had six children: John W. (Ann Layman), Stephen L. (Karen Gillespie), Keith R. and Debbie Mays, Patsy M. (Boyd) Clark, DeeDee M. (Doug) Bruce and Gene V. (Carol) Mays. She was grandmother to 15 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Midge Hughes, Elizabeth Obenshain and Katherine Taylor and sisters-in-law Betty Hollifield and Eileen (Baby) Duck and several nieces and nephews and her "love child" Joy Lugar. When she didn't have a baby on her lap - as her lap was made for holding babies - she loved to cook. She is well known especially with the local bear hunters for her fried apple pies. It was nothing for her to be up at 4 a.m. making fried pies to go with the hunters. They were awesome. When she wasn't making apple pies, she loved to make brown sugar pies. Come summer time, she was up to her elbows canning a little bit of everything. She was in her element when she was in her kitchen. She loved to spend time with her family and was known to go on a bear chase or two. She was very, very spunky, willing to try anything once! Visitation will be Tuesday November 17 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Botetourt Funeral Home Eagle Rock Chapel and graveside services will be Wednesday November 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the residence of Jill and Chuckie Brogan, 12283 Narrow Passage Road, Eagle Rock. Botetourt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.