Obituaries

May 28, 2017

Dr. Howard Christy Chandler, Sr., 91, passed away May 28, 2017. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida to William and Myra Chandler on July 11, 1925. He was the second child of Myra and Bill, joining his older brother William Jr. in the family. At age 6, Howard and his family lost their father to an acute infectious illness....

May 26, 2017

Charles Miller Hatcher, 94, of Neptune Beach, Florida passed away peacefully May 26, 2017.  He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Page Hatcher; his children Charles Page Hatcher MD (Jessica) of Annapolis, Maryland and Elizabeth “Buff” Hatcher Wagner (Larry) of Jacksonville, Florida; his grandchildren Timothy McIlrath (Tara), Sarah McIlrath (Brady Ward), Courtney Smith (Brian), Jeanne Hatcher,...

May 26, 2017

Dorothy Jane O’Donnell Burns died peacefully at Glenmoor Retirement Community in St. Augustine, FL, on May 26, 2017. Dorothy was born in Emporia, KS, on January 19, 1925, the daughter of John and Rachel O’Donnell. Dorothy lived in Emporia, KS, until she moved to Kansas City, MO, where she graduated from nurse’s school becoming a registered nurse.

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May 25, 2017

(Mae) Lynn Jackson-Brim passed away on May 25, 2017 following a short illness. She was born May 26, 1924 in Francisco, Alabama and raised in both Winchester and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lynn moved up to Chicago as a young woman where she met a dashing young man in his Marine uniform home on leave named, Dennis Jackson. After the war,...

May 24, 2017

Captain Maylon Truxtun Scott, USN (RET), 96 years old, died May 24, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida following a sudden illness. His residence was at Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Maylon was born February 2,1921 in Corvallis, Oregon son of Colonel Maylon Edward Scott, US ARMY, and Stephanie Strain Scott. He traveled with his parents to...

May 23, 2017

John S. Garvey, 80, who was proud to say he was born in the Bronx, began work as an apprentice printer and rose to be a successful printing executive, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was a Sudoku whiz; avid Yankees fan; long suffering Jets fan who later became a hopeful Gators and Jaguars fan; a dog lover and...

May 23, 2017

Anthony “Tony” Joseph Ceribelli, 74, passed away May 23, 2017. He graduated in 1961 from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach where he was well known for his basketball talents. He spent many summers working as a lifeguard, attended Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia, proudly served in the U.S. Army, and retired from Florida Power and Light after...

May 22, 2017

Dennis M. Hackett, 66, passed away May 22, 2017. He was born January 20, 1951 in Baltimore, MD to Thomas and Virginia Hackett. He grew up in Baltimore and settled in Jacksonville, FL in 1989.

Dennis proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy for 25 years. He retired from service in 1994, and from the private...

May 18, 2017

Charles G. Hawkinberry, 80, passed away on May 18, 2017. He was born on September 4, 1936 in Fairmont, WV. He moved his family to Jacksonville in 1967 where he lived the rest of his life.

Charlie proudly served our country in the US Navy at the age of 18. After the Navy, he started a career...

May 13, 2017

George Frank Cass (family original name Castranova) passed away on May 13, 2017 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. George’s charm and quick wit endeared him to everyone he met.  When in a group setting, he always had a story that made everyone listen and often laugh. The oldest son of Angelo and Nancy (DiLieto) Castranova, he was born...

May 8, 2017

Jane Tipton Birk of Atlantic Beach, Fla. died of natural causes on Monday, May 8, 2017. She was 94.

She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Harold F. Birk, D.M.D. (Capt. USN Ret.), son Col. Frank T. (Connie) Birk (USAF Ret.), daughter Elizabeth Birk (Theodore) Oatis, Theodore Oatis, her parents Edward and Myra Tipton of...

May 3, 2017

Scott Wright, 55, passed away on May 3, 2017. He was born in Washington, D.C., and lived in Maryland until relocating to Jacksonville Beach in 2013. Scott was a graduate of Gaithersburg, MD High School, where he was an outstanding football and basketball player. Scott was employed by the USPS for many years, most recently with the Regional Postal...

May 2, 2017

Dr. Jeffrey W. Bowden, 67, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on May 2, 2017. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Neal and Elaine Bowden. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and graduated from the University of South Florida. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery and...

Apr 30, 2017

Manuela “Nellie” Lopez Messer, 83, of Jacksonville, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Baptist Beaches Medical Center. She was born on December 2, 1933 in Glendale, Arizona to Conrado Lopez and Carmen Laguna Lopez and seven sisters.

In 1956 she met and married a young U.S. Navy Sailor named Donald Messer and spent the next...

Apr 30, 2017

Joan B. de Selding, 87, formerly of Ponte Vedra, died April 30th at the Vicar’s Landing Windsor Health Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cambridge, MA, and lived much of her life in Darien, CT. Joan graduated from Penn Hall Girls’ School in Chambersburg, PA, and attended Connecticut College in New London, CT.

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Apr 29, 2017

Naomi Beathea (Betty) Wuestner Quade Logan, 88, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born July 6, 1928 in Baltimore, MD. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Edwin L. Quade and Paul L. Logan, Sr. Betty cherished spending time with her family and church family....

Apr 25, 2017

Josephine Culbertson Marland, 91, died peacefully on April 25, 2017 in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Josephine Culbertson was born in Bucharest, Romania, the daughter of US Ambassador William S. Culbertson and Mary Hunter Culbertson.  She lived for several years of her childhood in Santiago, Chile and remained thereafter fluent in Spanish.  She attended Holton Arms School in Washington, DC and...

Apr 22, 2017

Captain Rollin “Bud” L. Bauchspies, Jr. United States Navy (Retired) of Neptune Beach passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017 at the age of 87.  He was born on 12 March 1930 at Walter Reed Army Hospital, in Washington DC, the eldest of five sons and a daughter of the late Colonel Rollin L. and Kathryne S. Bauchspies United...

Apr 20, 2017

Captain Morton Golde, ret. USN, 90.5 years old (this precision was important to him) died peacefully at his home Thursday, April 20 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Captain Golde was born in Pontiac, Michigan and proudly attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

He served in three wars and had 5 commands. While serving in Vietnam as...

Apr 20, 2017

Bertha M. Martin Crowson, 99, passed away April 20, 2017. She was born May 26, 1917 in Logan County, KY.

Bertha is survived by her daughter, Kay Boatwright (Donn); grandchildren, Evelyn, Tony, Jeff, Tracie, Angela, Heather, Jason and Steven; 19 great grandchildren; and numerous great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her 2 husbands, William Martin and...