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| image_size =225px
| image_caption =Theophalis & Mary May
| date_of_birth =[[March 20]], [[1927]]
| place_of_birth =Castleberry, Alabama
| date_of_death =[[February 26]], [[2006]]
| occupation =Architect, builder, minister
| religion =[[:Category:Baptists|Baptist]]
| spouse =[[Mary May]] (1967)| parents =Lumon and Ivory Johnson May| children =Lorenzo May<br/>[[Lumon May]]<br/>[[LuTimothy May]]<br/>[[LaDonna May]]<br/>Lorraine May-Jessup<br/>LaRuby May
}}
'''Theophalis May''' ([[1927]]-[[2006]]) was a Pensacola architect, builder and minister.
May was born in on [[March 20]], [[1927 ]] in Castleberry, Alabama. His mother died when he was only nine days old. His father, a strawberry farmer, died five years later, after which Theophalis moved to Pensacola to live with relatives. He began working odd jobs at age nine and later joined the Navy, serving as a cook. He attended Florida A&M University after leaving the military and graduated with a degree in philosophy and religion.
Reverend May began work in construction in [[1950]]. He built and maintained [[Friendship Missionary Baptist Church]] on West [[Blount Street]], where he served as pastor for 38 years. His company, [[May's Construction Company]], became renowned for moving, demolishing and restoring historic buildings. Some of his projects included:
