Clyde Mays, Sr., age 82, of Brown Ridge Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born May 16, 1925, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Henry and Martha Ann Fraley Mays. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Everett, Charlie and Elbert Mays and three sisters, Opal Mays, Mary Mays and Edith Fraley. A daughter, Juanita Mays, passed away in 1948. Mr. Mays is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Wilda Mae Waddell Mays, whom he married April 24, 1948; two sons, Clyde Mays Jr. and wife Lynda Carol and Terry Mays and wife Sherry Elaine, all of Morehead, Kentucky; one daughter, Dianne Wilson and husband Woodrow of Winchester, Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Julie E. Cantrell and husband Justin, Chelsea Ann Mays, C. J. Mays, Clyde Douglas Mays and wife Melissa, DeAnna Lynn Collins and husband John, William Patrick Mays, and Jeffrey Scott Mays and wife Julie; and nine great grandchildren. One sister, Cledith Hanshaw of Morehead, Kentucky, also survives. Mr. Mays served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II as a heavy machine gunner. He was wounded in action and was the recipient of the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon, Bronze Battle Star, and Purple Heart. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, his primary interests in life were his family and church. He was a hobby farmer and also enjoyed horses and cattle. An ordained Elder since 1968, he was a member of the Lytten Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Lytten Apostolic Church with Bishop Denzil B. Fannin and the Rev. Arnold Ison officiating. Burial will follow in the Mays Family Cemetery at Elliottville, Kentucky, with full military rites conducted at the graveside by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126. Pallbearers will be Clyde Douglas Mays, William Patrick Mays, Jeffrey Scott Mays, John A. Collins, Justin G. Cantrell, Raymond Waddell Sr., Danny E. Lewis, Raymond Waddell, Jr., Phillip Waddell, and Michael Hitch. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead and after 12 noon Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Lytten Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Elliott County. Visitation: Wednesday, February 6, 2008, after 5 p.m. at funeral home and after 12 noon Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the church Funeral: Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Lytten Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Interment: Mays Family Cemetery