Jane and her twin sister, Jean, were born in Lakeland, Fla. Jan. 17, 1930. Jane was a 1948 graduate of Winter Haven High School and homecoming queen. At 12 years old, Jane aquaplaned in a short film called Water Babies which was shown before feature films across the US. Clyde, Jane’s husband of 67 years, remembers seeing the film at an army base in Arizona. Growing up in the early years of water-skiing at Cypress Gardens, Jane skied in shows and posed in antebellum gowns. Jane and her twin sister, Jean, were featured on postcards and in magazines bouncing beach balls, holding citrus, wearing southern belle gowns and modeling swimwear. Jane attended FSU and was a Kappa Delta.
Jane married Clyde May of Winter Haven, Fla. on Dec 12, 1951. They moved to NY where Clyde was working for the Florida Citrus Commission. The couple returned to Lakeland, Fla. Where their two children, Steven and Alison were born. In 1963, the family moved to Atlanta where Jane helped Clyde start his photography business.
Jane had a real talent for color and design. She shared her gifts by doing interior design work, floral arranging and oil painting. A life member of Planters Garden Club. Jane’s oil paintings of flowers, landscapes and still lifes, capture the beauty that she saw and shared with others.
Jane is survived by her husband, Clyde P. May; daughter, Alison May Moran (Thomas Garic); sister, Jean Strickland Wilson; grandson’s, Taylor Fitzhugh Jenkins and William Taliaferro Jenkins; step-grandsons, Shawn Jennings Moran and Thomas Garic Moran, Jr. (Macy). Jane is predeceased by her beloved son, Steven Clyde May; sisters, Carol Strickland Pickens and Marjorie Strickland Flake; brother Edgar Eugene Strickland; parents, Cliffie Good Strickland and Edgar Eugene Strickland.
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