TEAGUE FIDDLER Bill May, who plans on retiring when he is 140 years old, has competed in state contests and performed last week at his company Christmas party. Teague fiddler Bill May entertained at a Christmas dinner held for the staff of Lone Star Aggregates recently. May is a security guard for the company.

The dinner was hosted by district sales manager Justin Nabors and company superintendent “Pipes” McMahan at Napoli’s Restaurant in Corsicana.

May not only performed for Lone Star, but for the entire restaurant, with hits including “Frauline”, “Milk Cow Blues” and others. He ended the evening with “Silent Night”.

May owned Bill’s Radio and TV Service in Teague for 40 years, which closed in 1987.

He put in the first 2-way radio to be installed at the Freestone County Sheriff’s Office during the tenure of sheriff Henry Brown.

At the age of 12, May made his first fiddle while nursing a broken leg. The instrument was created from a cigar box and strands from a window screen.

He competed for many years at the state fiddle contest in Hallettsville, and volunteered with the Teague Fire Department for 20 years.

He says he will retire at the age of 140, and will play the fiddle at the drop of a hat, even if he has to drop the hat.

Employees of Lone Star Aggregates thanked May for sharing his gift during the Christmas party, noting that is what Christmas is all about.