Helen Patricia 'Patsy' May

Helen Patricia 'Patsy' May, 86, of North Augusta, entered into rest May 29, 2026, at her home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday, June 6, at 12 noon at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service from 11 until 12 noon. A private interment will take place in Westover Memorial Park at a later date. Patsy requested that black not be worn to her service. Patsy was born November 6, 1939, at Wilhenford Hospital in Augusta, GA, to the late Henry Bernard Roberts and Hattie Helene Satcher Roberts. A native of Augusta, she was a member of the last graduating class at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Patsy went on to graduate from the University of Georgia with a degree in chemistry and enjoyed a long career as a medical technologist at the Medical College of Georgia. Patsy was an active parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church where she served on the Building Committee and was an integral part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults - RCIA. Her greatest joy in life was her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her bible study friends, the Atlanta Braves, The Big Bang Theory, and friend Shauna also added great fun and pleasure to her life. In addition to her parents, Patsy was preceded in death by her husband Walter Allan May; her daughter, Karen Michele May Brown; and her sister, Mary Lillian Roberts. Dearly departed friends include Nora Boettinger, Cathy Chadwick, Kay VanSant, Kathy Whealton, and Jean Wood. Surviving family members include her children, Laurie Allison May (Larry Hoffman) and Michael Christopher May (Sheila); her siblings, Nancy Roberts Stadtmiller and Henry Bernard Roberts, Jr.; her grandchildren, Caitlin Elizabeth May, Carly Michelle May, Sarah Christine May, and Allison Olivia Brown; and great-grandchildren, Addison Elizabeth, Cameron James, and Emma Grace. Pallbearers will be Ricky Ayers, Joe Chadwick, Brandon Hodges, Corbin Lutier, Jaison Majzer, and Ryan Roberts. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ or New Hope House, working to abolish the death penalty in the US, www.newhopehousega.org. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta is in charge of arrangements (803)278-1181.

Helen Patricia 'Patsy' May

November 6, 1939 - May 29, 2026