Robert (Bobby ) Mays
Graveside services for Robert (Bobby) Mays, 71, were held on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at 3 p.m. at Woodland Cemetery near Kirvin. Brother Carl Clark will officiate.
Visitation was held at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague prior to the service, until 2:20 p.m. at which time a funeral procession left the funeral home and travel to the cemetery.
Mr. Mays passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at his residence near Streetman.
He was born in Houston on April 19, 1948. Bobby graduated from La Porte High School with the class of 1965 and joined the U.S. Navy. Mr. Mays served in the Navy for four years during the Vietnam War. While in the service, he was trained as an electrician and worked on the Navy ships. Bobby married Shirley Callaway on July 18, 1969, and shared more than 50 years of marriage together. He attended The University of Houston and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and moved to Streetman in 1983. Mr. Mays worked for NRG until his retirement in 2016. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling, but most of all he loved spending time with his family. Mr. Mays attended Corinth Baptist Church in Dew.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mays of Streetman; his mother, Joyce Mays of Streetman; two sons, Robert Mays and wife Nancy of Richmond, Va., and Brandon Mays and wife Amber of Tyler; three grandchildren, Maddox, Jaxon and Adelaide; his father-in-law, Ben Callaway; his sister-in-law, Doris Oliver and husband Bob; two nieces, Veronica Harris and husband Mike, and Yvonne Brooke and husband Brian; one greatniece, Hayley Harris; two great-nephews, Zac Harris and Hunter Brooke; cousin Debbie Tugwell and husband Gary; and other relatives and friends.
Mr. Mays was preceded in death by his father, Rudy Mays.
The family requests that memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215 or online at www.diabetes.org.
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Bowers Funeral Home
900 U.S. Hwy 84 West
Teague, Texas 75860
254-739-2511