Juanita Yvonne May, 72, of Sweet Home and La Pine, Oregon passed away Sunday, September 9. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Woodrow and Flossie (Gibbs) Gibbs.

She moved from Salem, Missouri with her parents in the early 1960s. She spent the rest of her life in Sweet Home.

Jaunita was a devoted homemaker, mother, and wife. She enjoyed hunting and fishing. She loved the holidays and being with her family.

She is survived by her husband, Johnnie May, of Sweet Home; sons Robbie and Alan May of Sweet Home; daughter Teresa May of La Pine; sister Janice Gibbs; brothers David Gibbs and Gregory Gibbs of Sweet Home; and grandchildren Haley, Christopher, and JD May, and David, Bobby, and Robert Thornbrough.

Jaunita was preceded in death by brothers Winfred, Donald, James, and Daniel Gibbs, and sister Joyce Parch.

A celebration of Juanita’s life will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 20, at 28889 Liberty Road, Sweet Home, Oregon.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.