Obituaries

Jan 14, 2019

Robert “Bob” Franklin Cole, 85, passed away on January 14, 2019. He was born January 13, 1934 in Anderson, SC and was raised in Augusta, GA. He was an active member of Neptune Baptist Church where he taught Sunday School and worked with the youth.

Robert graduated from Richmond Academy and the University of South Carolina. He...

Jan 13, 2019

Richard Paul Byers, age 72, died peacefully on January 13, 2019 after a challenging battle with Metastatic Melanoma.

Richard was born November 29, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Paul and Ruth Mills Byers.  He grew up in Cincinnati, OH.  He earned his bachelor’s degree at Cincinnati University and his master’s degree in Finance at Xavier...

Jan 12, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Finch, 93, passed away on January 12, 2019 in Jacksonville.

Mary was born in Philadelphia, PA to William Henry Earnshaw and Anna Louisa Himmerle Earnshaw on July 25, 1925. Life was difficult growing up in depression years.

After high school graduation, she worked at Westinghouse Electric assembling military radios during WWII. After the...

Jan 11, 2019

Modesto Martinez Albelo, 95, passed away January 11, 2019.  He was born February 12, 1923 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, where he grew up.  He moved to Florida in 2007.

Modesto proudly served our country in the United States Army during World War II and Korea.  After his Army career ended, he continued his service as a civilian...

Jan 11, 2019

Fland O’Kelly Sharp was a unique product of his time and place. Born in 1950 and raised in Jacksonville Beach, he became a quintessential elder of the community: Captain of the American Red Cross Volunteer Lifesaving Corps, two-time winner of the Meninak Ocean Marathon, sixteen years on the Jacksonville Beach City Council including two terms as Mayor, successful local...

Jan 8, 2019

In Loving Memory of Dr. Joseph Stephen McCoy, “Pastor Steve” 1952-2019

Steve passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 following a brief illness.  Steve grew up in Atlantic Beach, FL, graduating from Fletcher High School in 1970. In 1977, Steve joined the staff of Beaches Chapel Church in Neptune Beach as an Associate Pastor. While pastoring,...

Jan 8, 2019

Wilma Jean Corbitt passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 8, 2019 in Jacksonville Beach, FL.  Wilma was born February 06, 1938 to Raymond and Eleanor Heiman in the Township of Medina near Marshall, WI.

Wilma married her husband Bruce Corbitt on December 14, 1957 in Marshall, WI who preceded her in death on...

Jan 7, 2019

Karla “Bibi” Paola Daley, 31, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent’s Community Hospice surrounded by family on January 7, 2019. In the end she was very strong and fought a very hard battle with a rare cerebrovascular disorder. She was born on February 10, 1987 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where she grew up before moving to Florida with her...

Jan 6, 2019

Malcolm (Mack) Maddox Hudgins, 96, died Sunday Jan. 6, 2019, in Orange Park, FL. Malcolm, known to colleagues as M.M., graduated from Georgia Tech. He grew up in Griffin, GA, and was the son of Joseph Carl Hudgins and Mary Lou Hudgins.

He dedicated most of his working life to government service, beginning as an Army Air...

Jan 5, 2019

Ruth Cantrell Tilley, age 79, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Community Hospice Center for Caring at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside.  Ruth was born in Dresden, Tennessee to Wayne Cantrell and India Darnell Cantrell.  She and her husband, J.F. lived in Jonesboro, AR before moving to Fort Myers, FL and then to Jacksonville....

Jan 5, 2019

Kevin Bradley Montfort known to many of his friends as “SHORTY” passed away on January 5, 2019. Born in Jacksonville, FL on November 25, 1981. He was a fun-loving gentle soul always ready with a smile and a joke; and made friends wherever he went.

He’s survived by his loving mother, Debbie (Marsh) Montfort; sister, Kerri; nephew,...

Jan 4, 2019

Mack Baldwyn, 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 4, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on January 13, 1934 in Tupelo, Mississippi to Mamon Baldwyn and Opal Beatrice (Hubbard) Baldwyn as the youngest of thirteen children.

Mack is survived by his daughter, Brenda Darlene Wilhelm (husband Robert Oliver Wilhelm); his grandchildren,...

Jan 2, 2019

Lyon Perry Wilbur of Ponte Vedra Beach passed away peacefully at Brooks Crossing in Jacksonville, Wednesday morning, Jan. 2, 2019. He was born Oct. 17, 1934, in Memphis, TN where he graduated from Central High School in 1952. While there, he was a member of Young America Sings, a weekly radio program, and he sang in the choir at...

Jan 1, 2019

John Norman Lawrence, Jr. entered into rest on January 1, 2019. He was born in Cedartown, Georgia on April 23, 1955.

He is survived by his beloved wife Susan; children, Josh (Paula) and Rachelle (Quinn); grandchildren, Fritz and Mary Karis; his mother, Faye; brother, Greg (Rhonda); along with many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of...

Jan 1, 2019

Dr. Wendall Keith O'Steen, age 90, passed away at the Anne & Donald McGraw Center for Caring for Community Hospice & Palliative Care on January 1, 2019. Dr. O'Steen was Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC for 17 years. He previously held positions at Emory University School...

Dec 31, 2018

Laurel Faye Kean, 67, passed away on December 31, 2018 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born on April 28, 1951 in Boston, MA, she grew up in nearby Arlington and Danvers, spending most of her life in the Boston area before moving to the Florida Keys in 2012. Laurel and her husband then relocated to Jacksonville Beach a...

Dec 26, 2018

Lawrence Curtis Rudd, 82, passed away December 26, 2018.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the VFW in Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Inurnment will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 4th in Jacksonville National Cemetery.

Dec 24, 2018

John C. Meadows Jr., 85, of Jacksonville Beach, FL passed away December 24, 2018, following a valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease.

John was born in Vidalia, Georgia to Jack and Evelyn Meadows on August 1, 1933. As a boy, John worked with his father in the summers, was an avid hunter, Eagle Scout and graduated as valedictorian...

Dec 23, 2018

Marilyn McDowell McGuckin, age 83, passed away on December 23, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Born on December 29, 1934 to Richard and Ruth McDowell, Marilyn spent her childhood in Franklin, Pa. and lived in Youngstown, Ohio and Uniontown, Ohio. Marilyn graduated from Franklin High School in 1952 as secretary of her class. In 1952, she married her...

Dec 19, 2018

Charles E. Vermillion, 88, passed away peacefully December 19, 2018, in the McGraw Center for Caring, Jacksonville, FL. He was born in Covington, Kentucky, graduated from Holmes High School and attended the University of Kentucky. For 50 years, Charlie traveled the Southeast as a sales representative in the optical business. He retired to Atlantic Beach with his wife, Sally,...