May D. Landes, 67, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
May was born July 14, 1958 in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter of the late Merritt and Elizabeth Ann Zeigler DeLaMater.
She retired after many dedicated years from the Warren County School System as a bus driver.
She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.
Surviving is her devoted husband of 20 years, John B. Landes; two sons, Jay Trapnell (Sadia) and Justin Trapnell (Charlotte), all of Front Royal; one daughter, Elizabeth Thompson of Front Royal; two sisters, Diann Smith of Front Royal and Lerese DeLaMater (Stan Bruce) of Lakewood, Colorado; and seven grandchildren.
RIP May, John, you and myself had a lot of great times.
Hearing you sing was a delight, you and I was just talking at Thanksgiving you remembering that was my favorite holiday, telling me about your plans. We talked right before Christmas you said this was going to be a hard fight but you were going to fight.
I didn’t get to talk as much after I moved out of Front Royal but we would text or call.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this most difficult time.
Sending our deepest condolences,
The Gentiva Hospice Team