Sherman L. Mays

Sherman L. “Pete” Mays, 92, of Jordantown, Virginia in Bedford County, was called home on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Jean Mays, and his parents, Otis and Ethel Mays; brothers Linwood "Bill" Mays, Dennis Mays, Everett, Delbert Mays and sisters Pearl Thomason and Chlorie Gordon. Sherman is survived by his children, Michael Mays and his wife, Doris, and Calvin Mays; grandchildren, Kristy Baggett and her husband, Chris, and Jeremy Mays; and four great-grandchildren, Emmitt Mays, and Jaxon, Sawyer, and Declan Baggett and sisters Vernice Wright and Shirley Mays. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Oakey’s Vinton Chapel. Burial will follow at Diamond Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until the 2 p.m. service time on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Virginia Veterans Care Center. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.oakeys.com.