AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest at her residence on April 25, 2015, Mrs. Helen M. Mays, wife of Mr. Alvin Mays of Augusta. Mrs. Mays was retired from Belks Department Store. She was the daughter of the late Jessie A. and Mamie Bryan. Mrs. Mays was President of the Ladies VFW 3200 Auxiliary. She attended Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Marvin Gene Craig. Survivors: husband, Alvin Mays; nieces, Linda Grassi, Diane Hallman, Wynona Fuller, Cindy Wolfe, Donna Jay, Diane Ewry; stepsons, Tim Mays, Ted Mays; step-grandchildren, Terrance Mays, Joey Mays, Jonathan Mays, Justin Mays, Christopher Mays; 10 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held on April 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in Oak Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. Mrs. Mays will lie in state at the church one hour prior to service. Pallbearers: Gary Jay, WC Fuller, Scott Wolfe, Michael Johnston, Robert Reynolds, Steven Crain II, Moses Todd, Shane Payton. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez