Richard A. Mays Sr.

Published 3:29 pm Sunday, April 7, 2024

Oct. 13, 1948-March 31, 2024

Richard A. Mays Sr., 75, of Cassopolis, died peacefully, Sunday morning, March 31, 2024.
His life began Oct. 13, 1948, in South Bend Indiana, the third of four children born to William Edwin and Velma Louise Mays. He married Namiko Hagiwara in Japan on May 28, 1970.
He also enjoyed rope make, creating fancy knotwork, military history and tinkering with anything electronic. Richard was stationed in Atsugi Naval Base when he taught Japanese to new military arrivals. He started in the United States Airforce from 1968-1978 and served in the United States Navy from 1978-1988, retiring from the United States Navy in 1988. He also retired as a military contractor at the Fallon Naval Air Station in 2016.
Richard will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, his son, Richard (Mary) Mays Jr. of Oakland Tennessee; brother, David Clark (Suzzane) Mays of Cassopolis; three grandsons, William, Christian and Connor Mays; granddaughters, Shirley, Mariah Mays and Vivian Blair and a nieces Elizabeth Mays and nephew David W. Mays.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers William Edwin and Harold Earl Mays.
Family will gather on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., in Wagner Family Funerals Connelly Chapel, 202 North Broadway Street, Cassopolis Michigan.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Wagner Family Funerals Connelly Chapel, Cassopolis. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com