Obituaries

Oct 22, 2020

Dorothy Wilma Butler, 86, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away October 22, 2020.

Oct 22, 2020

John Edgar Spielman, Jr. passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022 at Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, FL.   He was 96 years old. Ed was born on May 31, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA. His career in corporate finance led him to multiple stops throughout the United States, but he returned to the Beaches area where he and his wife...

Oct 20, 2020

DEHGAN – Robert Bahman Dehgan, 83, of Ponte Vedra, Florida, passed away October 20, 2020.

Memorial Service will be held at 3p.m., Friday, Oct. 30th in the chapel of Quinn Shalz Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Jacksonville Humane Society.

Oct 19, 2020

Todd D. Teears, 48, of Jacksonville Beach, passed away on October 19, 2020.

The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2020 in Christ The Redeemer Church, 190 Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082.

The interment will follow in Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery.

Oct 17, 2020

Donald Priebe, “Don,” 82, passed peacefully in the morning hours of October 17, 2020. Described by family and friends as brilliant with a great sense of humor, Don enjoyed a life of learning, traveling, and singing with his wife of 61 years, Rosemary.

Don was born in Toledo, Ohio, where he earned a B.S. from Toledo University....

Oct 17, 2020

Estelle Virginia Barfield, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed from our lives on October 17, 2020.  She was 92 and a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Estelle was the eldest of four and devoted to her brother Joe Lombardi and sisters, Evelyn Giamo and Geraldine Pallone. She married her...

Oct 16, 2020

William “Bill” Joe Wilson, 80, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida passed away on October 16, 2020 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Marilyn, his son Chad (Bern) and their 3 children Charles, Emily and Kevin, son Bryan (Carla) and daughter Kerry Prehn (Frank), their mother Pat Kennedy; brother Jack...

Oct 15, 2020

Robert John Hilton (“R.J.”) died Thursday afternoon, October 15th, 2020, at home in Ponte Vedra Beach, at the age of 94.

He was born September 9th, 1926, in Raleigh, Tennessee, but grew up in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by both parents, Mary Lou and Wiley Swan Hilton, and all his siblings, Wiley, Bim,...

Oct 14, 2020

Amanda Leigh Bagby, 46, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away October 14, 2020.

Oct 13, 2020

Stanley Clement, 91, passed away October 13, 2020. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 22, 1929.  He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts  and his Masters in Education Degree from Southern Connecticut State Teachers College in New Haven, Connecticut.

Stan served on Active Duty in the U.S. Navy for...

Oct 13, 2020

Jean M. Edwards

May 23, 1932 – October 13, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce that Jean M. Edwards, aged 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at her home in Jacksonville, FL. She was born on May 23, 1932 in Dawson, GA to Lonnie and Meta Moore. She was...

Oct 9, 2020

Gayle Fambrough Snyder died on October 9, 2020, a month after her 85th birthday. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 9, 1935 and was the only child of Shirley and Inous “Ike” Fambrough. She graduated from Decatur High School in Decatur, Alabama when she was only 16 years old. Gayle attended Vanderbilt University, majoring in psychology, graduating...

Oct 6, 2020

Lorraine Byrnes, 91, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away October 6, 2020.

Oct 6, 2020

Tara Venecia Small, 46, of Huntersville, North Carolina, passed away October 6, 2020.

Oct 5, 2020

Luis Vicente, 72, passed away on October 5, 2020. Luis was born in Sortelha, Portugal on May 3, 1948 to Maria de Conceicao and Manuel Vicente. Luis bravely served his country as a Green Beret fighting alongside American Special Forces in the jungles of Angola. This is where he developed his patriotic love for the USA and he lead...

Oct 5, 2020

Champaklal Patel, 81, passed away on October 5, 2020.

Funeral Service will be held at  9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2020 in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home of Jacksonville Beach.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to CurePSP, (www.psp.org), 1216 Broadway, 2nd Floor, NY,NY, 10001

Oct 5, 2020

Margaret Cloutier Shaw, 75, passed away October 5, 2020 peacefully at home.  She was born to Peter Emmanuel and Henrietta Lambre Cloutier in Natchitoches, Louisiana on December 10th, 1944.  She was always quick to share her fond stories of growing up on her family’s farm as well as memories of attending St. Mary’s Catholic School where she graduated before...

Oct 4, 2020

Ernie Florig, 67, passed away October 4, 2020. He was born June 2, 1953 in Tamuning, Guam. He grew up in Dededo and moved to the beaches area in 2013.

Ernie proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force. After 30 years of service, Ernie retired and began volunteering with the Jacksonville Beach Citizens Police Academy...

Oct 3, 2020

Peter Henry Benson, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed away on October 3, 2020.  He was born to James and Margaret Benson on August 26, 1932, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He graduated from the University of Maryland, served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant, then retired after 31 years at the US Postal Service.

Pete was...

Sep 30, 2020

Joan Anne O’Toole, born February 19, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY, passed away on September 30, 2020 after a heroic 17-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

She met her husband, James, in 1956 and they were married in November 1961. After marrying her small-town country love, they settled in Greenpoint, NY, and enjoyed 58 years of marriage living in...