Simmie Mays

HIS JOURNEY

Simmie Mayes (Mays)

Mr. Simmie (Mayes) Mays was born February 9, 1948, in Wetumpka AL; and he departed this life (in his sleep) on Sunday, February 17, 2025 in Columbus OH. Simmie was the 14th of twenty children born to Gertrude and Otis Mays, Sr.

Growing up in Wetumpka, AL Simmie loved to sing with a group founded by his Mother, The Stairways to Heaven. He was a member of the St. James Baptist Church, and loved traveling with The Stairways to Heaven and other local church singing groups. He moved to Columbus OH and worked for many years at the Buckeye Steel Company. Simmie was an avid Atlanta Braves baseball fan; and he enjoyed his life to the fullest; until he was called Home. Simmie was preceded in death by Sisters: Essie Dee, Lovie Francis, Lillie Pearl, and Lula Murrel; Brothers: Julius, Otis, Jr., Bennie, Isaiah, Ulycee, Major (MJ), Ocie Lee, Henry, and Rev. Billy Charles. He leaves to cherish his memory: Sister: Thelma Ruth Mays Kendrick, two Brothers: Horace (Essie) Mayes, Bobby (Eloise) Mays. Although Simmie was not married and had no children, he had a ‘boat load’ of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and Friends. 

“I am the Resurrection and the Life;

He that believeth in Me, though he were dead,

Yet shall he live; and whoever lives

and believeth in Me shall never die!”

St. John 11:25-26