'Lunch Lady' Janie Corley Mays​, 79, Obituary

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — Janie Corley Mays was laid to rest at Monroe Memorial Gardens on Ensign Road in Forsyth next to her husband Billy Ray Mays, Sr. who preceded her in death on December 29, 2010.

Mrs. Mays was born on September 4, 1938 in Juliette, Ga. She began her journey with her Heavenly Father, Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Agnes Wilson Corley; her sisters, Louise Dykes, Alma Crawford, Doris Tidwell; and brothers, Eugene Corley, Robert L. Corley, Marvin Corley and Charles Corley.

Mrs. Mays was employed by the Monroe County Board of Education for over 37 years where she worked in the Mary Persons High School cafeteria and then Hubbard Elementary School where she eventually became the lunchroom manager. She was also the manager of the City of Forsyth swimming pool for many years as her six children were growing up. Mrs. Mays was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Bolingbroke where she enjoyed and loved her church, church family and especially her Sunday school class, the Young At Heart. She participated in the Bread and Blessing food and clothing bank ministry and helped promote gospel events at the church. She loved cooking, gardening, shopping and entertaining her friends and family.

Mrs. Mays is survived by her six children: Wanda Mays Fountain (Jay) of Forsyth; Kenneth Mays (Candace) of Citrus Hills, FL; Donna Mays Giddens of Gray; Terry Mays (Rhonda) of Cartersville; Janet Mays Glover (Billy) of Forsyth; and Billy Mays, Jr. (Carla) of Culloden. Mrs. Mays was blessed with 14 grandchildren and they include John Belknap of Forsyth; Trellis Belknap Grant (Keith) of Forsyth; Kaz Mays (Jaime) of Crystal River, FL; Michael Giddens (Heather) of Gray; Daniel Giddens of Charlotte, NC; Whitney Mays-Dietze (Josh) of Cartersville; Kayla Mays of Cartersville; David Lee Irby (Brittney) of Forsyth; Matthew Glover of Forsyth; Christina Kennedy (Scotty) of Mt. Pleasant, TN; Lindsey Steele (Jeremy) of St. Joseph, TN; Christine Mays, Virginia Beach, VA; Megan Mays Staples (Travis) of Forsyth and Devin Mays (Myranda) of Clarksville, TN. Mrs. Mays was especially blessed and proud of her 13 great-grandchildren. They include: Jordan Grant and Jake Grant of Forsyth; Audrey Mays and Kenleigh Mays of Crystal River, FL; Lily Nolan and Blaiklee Giddens of Gray; Ava Mays and Brantley Dietz of Cartersville; Mason Kennedy and Shelby Lynn Kennedy of Mt. Pleasant, TN; Karsen Mae Mullis of Forsyth; Harper Ann Mays and Paisley Ruth Mays of Clarksville, TN. Mrs. Mays is also survived by her sisters Ruth Corley Waits of Sevierville, TN and Shirley Corley Daniel (Danny) of Juliette along with her brother Mitchell Corley (Erin) of Augusta along many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.

»Information from the Monroe County Memorial Chapel website.

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