Obituaries

Sep 3, 2019

Frank Sherman McLaughlin Jr., 82, passed away on September 3, 2019.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 16, 2019 at Hodges Presbyterian Church.

Aug 30, 2019

David Dolan, 60, passed away August 30, 2019 after a sudden illness. He was born October 7, 1958 in Dallas, TX.  David lived in New England and New York in his early years and moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1991.

After his high school graduation from the Pioneer Valley Academy in New Braintree, MA, David proudly served...

Aug 30, 2019

Charles F. Austin, 85 years old, devoted husband to Margaret Mary (Margie) for over 60 years, passed away August 30, 2019.   He was born on June 11, 1934, in Brooklyn, NY. In his younger years, he loved to play a variety of sports including baseball, basketball, stickball, handball and later in life, racquetball. He worked various odd jobs and...

Aug 30, 2019

On Friday August 30, 2019 Virginia Marie Heskett peacefully passed to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Virginia was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 26, 1939. She was the daughter of Elmer and Roberta Heskett.

After leaving Cleveland, Ohio she moved to San Diego, California where she owned and operated a laundromat...

Aug 30, 2019

Jessica Elizabeth Morgan (Woody), age 69, of Jacksonville, FL, took her final bow on August 30, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born to parents, Jesse David Woody Sr. and Patricia Elizabeth Woody (Gravely), on January 4, 1950 in Welch, WV. Jessica graduated from Virginia High School in Bristol, VA. She received a Bachelor of Science...

Aug 29, 2019

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00p.m. (Noon) on Saturday, September 7, 2019 in San Jose Catholic Church.  There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service.

Aug 23, 2019

Mary Lee (Wilson) Golitz, 81, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, died peacefully on August 23, 2019 after a yearlong brave and noble fight against melanoma cancer.  Mary Lee was born on May 27th, 1938, in Findlay, OH, predeceased by her parents Hellen E. and David W. Wilson.  Survivors include Robert T. Golitz, her loving husband of 53 years; two...

Aug 23, 2019

Lisa Adele Smith Rogers passed away August 23, 2019 at the age of 61. Oldest daughter of Edward Jackson and Joanne Smith, Lisa was born February 9, 1958 in Pine Bluff, AR and moved with her parents and sister, Lauren, to Ponte Vedra Beach when she was 2. She is survived by her mother, Joanne Smith; sister, Lauren Braren...

Aug 22, 2019

Nancy Schneider Grinstead, 75, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, FL.  Nancy was born on May 15, 1944 to Carl and Alice Schneider of Montclair, NJ. After raising her two sons, Scott and Carl, in Washington D.C., Virginia, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, and Colorado Springs, CO, she spent her last 25 years enjoying the...

Aug 21, 2019

Kelly Kristen Green Hendrix, 57, after a lengthy illness, went to Heaven on August 21, 2019. Born in Charlotte, NC to Bruce and Karen Green, Kelly moved to Jacksonville Beach, FL when she was seven years old. After graduating from Fletcher Senior High School in 1980, Kelly earned a degree in Education from the University of North Florida. She...

Aug 20, 2019

Dorothy Ann Behrens Blaydes, 90, passed away in Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 from the effects of a severe stroke she suffered recently.

Mrs. Blaydes was born on July 7, 1929 in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Edward and Catherine Behrens.  After graduating high school, she worked for Riggs Bank, known as the...

Aug 19, 2019

Gale Suzan Richardson Lucas (Yaya), age 67 (21 again) of Jacksonville Beach went to be with our Lord and Savior August 19, 2019 surrounded by family.  She was born in Key West, FL to the late Robert L. Richardson and Virginia M. (Tirb) Richardson on November 30, 1951. Gale considered Jacksonville Beach, FL her home for over 50 years....

Aug 19, 2019

John Francis Hanlon passed away peacefully at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Monday, August 19th, 2019 following a brief illness, surrounded by his loving children. John was born in New York City, and was predeceased by his beloved wife of nearly sixty years, Marie McDonagh Hanlon. John enjoyed a long career at the New York Daily...

Aug 16, 2019

Charles “Chuck" Edward Fuchs, USN (Retired) passed away at the age of 79 years old on Friday, August 16, 2019. He was a month shy of his 80th birthday. He was born in Cannelton, Indiana on September 28, 1939 to parents, Charles William and Anna Fuchs.

Chuck joined the Navy at 17 years old and served our...

Aug 15, 2019

Lynn G. Benner, 94, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, passed away on August 15, 2019 after a short illness. Born on December 26, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA, Lynn lived in Los Angeles, CA, for many years before relocating to Jacksonville in 1956.

Lynn became an accomplished artist while in California, becoming an invited member of the American Pen...

Aug 14, 2019

Thomas Leon Beaver, 60, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2019. He was born October 23, 1958 in Bath, NY, to Roy and Norma Beaver.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home.

Aug 13, 2019

Ana Mercedes Lynton passed away peacefully in her home on August 13, 2019.

Ana was born in the Republic of Panama on December 28, 1944 to Martin Vega and Maria del Carmen.  She was a long-time resident of Atlantic Beach and was preceded in death by her husband Donald Joe Moses who was a decorated Veteran of...

Aug 13, 2019

Helen Roberts Williamson, 92, passed away on August 13, 2019.  Helen was born in Washington, D.C. on September 4, 1926, to Caro Margaret Roberts and William Allerton Roberts.  She graduated from Immaculata High School and the Georgetown University School of Nursing in Washington, D.C.  She received a master’s degree in Cardiovascular Clinical Care Nursing from The Catholic University of...

Aug 13, 2019

Marjorie Grace Higgins (née Rowland) passed away on August 13, 2019 at age 84 in the company of her husband, Robert Higgins, and daughters, Nan Higgins Magrath and Susan Higgins. Her last days were peaceful.

Marge was born on June 8, 1935, the only child of Elwyn and Marjorie Rowland (née Van Leuven). Born and raised in...

Aug 13, 2019

Alfred Bruce Perkins Sr., 83, passed away on August 13, 2019.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz.