Obituaries

Mar 15, 2020

John (Jack) Daniel Griffin passed away in the early hours of Sunday, March 15, 2020. They say he came from the greatest generation—and he taught us why.

Jack was a child of the Depression, but it only drove him to succeed.  He shared his success without hesitation and always matched his generosity with an endless sense of...

Mar 14, 2020

Betty Lee Proctor, age 91, died peacefully at the McGraw Center of Community Hospice after a brief illness on March 14, 2020. Born on February 10, 1929 in Palatka, FL. She is the daughter of J.A. and Nina Conway.

Betty Lee lived her adult life in the beaches area and most recently Clare Bridge in Cypress Village,...

Mar 14, 2020

Eric Inness Turner, 54, passed away on March 14, 2020 at his home in Yulee, FL after a short illness. Eric was born in Bennington, Vermont on March 10, 1966 to Duncan and Joyce Turner. He graduated from Mount Anthony Union High School and then earned a bachelor’s degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Eric is survived...

Mar 13, 2020

Caryl D. Stevens of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away March 13, 2020 at Vicars Landing Health Center. She was born in South Bend, IN on August 25, 1937 to George and Edith Erhardt. She graduated from John Adams High School and St. Francis Central School of Nursing.

She was one of eight children all predeceased. Her daughter,...

Mar 12, 2020

Joan Downey Hutchinson, a longtime resident of the Jacksonville Beaches, died March 12, 2020, at age 91. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she moved to Jacksonville with her family as a teenager in the 1940s and graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic School in Riverside. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from Jacksonville University, she taught English at Terry...

Mar 10, 2020

Dr. Giám Quốc Đoàn, 78, of Jacksonville Beach, FL passed away peacefully March 10, 2020 at home. Born in Hải Yến, Hưng Yên, Việt Nam in 1942. He loved his community and temple, Buddhist Association of North Florida. Giám obtained his doctorate in veterinary medicine and was also known as “The Cat Doctor”. His love for animals was matched...

Mar 7, 2020

Charles Garrett, 88, passed away on March 7, 2020. He was born on August 30, 1931 in Kansas City, MO. He moved to Jacksonville in the 1940’s.

Charles met Barbara Frey while both worked at Barnett Bank. They married for life and moved to Jacksonville Beach in 1951. Charles served in the U.S. Navy, and then began...

Mar 5, 2020

Larrie Sterling Calvert died on March 5, 2020 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Born in Montclair, NJ on May 31, 1935, he was the second son of Dr. William C. Calvert, a decorated physician who served in the WWII Army Medical Corps, and Emma H. Calvert. His older brother, William C. Calvert, Jr. predeceased him in 2004. Larrie graduated...

Mar 3, 2020

Loretto Grace Long (Hunt) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed on March 3, 2020. Born on April 28, 1930 in Dalhart, TX to Anna and Joseph Hunt, Loretto was one of five children. Loretto grew up during the dust bowl, depression and World War II, creating a hardworking, frugal spirit. She graduated from Dalhart High School in 1947, played...

Mar 1, 2020

Melinda Mulliniks Few passed away March 1, 2020. She was born in Memphis, TN on Oct 13, 1938 to Robert Curlee and Hallie Agnas Mulliniks. Melinda has an older brother Robert Curlee Mulliniks, Jr. Melinda spent her younger years in Missouri and later went on to receive her Associate’s degree from Memphis state University in 1958.

Melinda...

Mar 1, 2020

Rose Sommer, 71, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away March 1, 2020. She was born May 17, 1948, in North Tonawanda, NY, to Louis Rabb and Wadia Baker Rabb.

A Memorial Service will be held later this spring in North Tonawanda, NY.

Mar 1, 2020

Because of transportation issues due to the Coronavirus the family has postponed all services at this time. Please continue to check our website for service updates.

John Austin Ruvane, 84, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, left this world on March 1, 2020, surrounded by his wife of 62 years, Anne Beebe Ruvane and his six...

Feb 27, 2020

William Leo Porter Jr., passed away February 27, 2020. He was born May 13, 1949 in Bakersfield, CA. He grew up in Wasco, CA and retired in Jacksonville, FL in 2010.

William proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1968 – 1971. After his Army career, William started working for the U.S. Army Corps of...

Feb 24, 2020

Edna Gayle Leininger passed into her Heavenly home on February 24, 2020. She was born August 27, 1940 at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL. In her early years, she moved with her family as they traveled between military bases.  One of the most memorable and impactful moves was to Wiesbaden, Germany.  Gayle’s father was involved in the...

Feb 22, 2020

Thomas P. O’Connell D.D.S., age 56 of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020. He was born in Milwaukee, WI to Gerald and Maxine (Miron) O’Connell on September 29, 1963.

He grew up in Waterford, WI where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas school followed by Waterford Union High School. He then went on to Marquette...

Feb 17, 2020

Sarita May Sparrow died February 17, 2020 at the golden age of 82. She spent her years sharing her love of floral arranging, interior design, gardening and entertaining with loving friends and family from North Carolina to Florida. Born in Leaksville, North Carolina in 1938, she attended East Carolina University and married her high school sweetheart Frankie May. Frank graduated Wake...

Feb 17, 2020

Lois Ann Balestier Cuffe, 88, passed away on February 17, 2020.  She was born on April 27, 1931, in the Bronx, New York.  She grew up in Teaneck and Hackensack, New Jersey and graduated from Hackensack High School. She met the love of her life, Frank Cuffe, when Lois’ parents bought Frank’s grandfather’s house in Hackensack.  They were high...

Feb 15, 2020

Marvin Todd Hutchinson, was born in Germany, and Jacksonville  FL is where he called home. He was a son to Jeni Hutchinson and Henry Hutchinson; a brother to Tammy Jackson; a father to Amanda Hutchinson; a grandfather to Allison Wyatt and Phoenix Turley.

You will definitely be missed, and you will always be remembered

I love...

Feb 15, 2020

Norma Frances Hayden, 96, of St. Augustine passed into eternal life on February 15, 2020. She was born on March 22, 1923 in Boston, Mass. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 57 years, Virgil Hayden; son, Robert Hayden; grandson, Christopher Stark; and great-grandson, Douglas Buffington III.

She is survived by her two daughters, Sally Hayden...

Feb 15, 2020

Mary Ann Beckwith, 95, died on February 15, 2020.  She was born on November 20, 1924, in Newberry, South Carolina, to Thomas Edward Davis and Mildred Purcell Davis.  Mary Ann graduated from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities 1946.

Mary Ann worked in New York...