Obituaries

Jun 11, 2019

Adela Bobis, 66, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away at Community Hospice & Palliative Care, McGraw Center on June 12, 2019.

She will be laid to rest in her native country in the Philippines, at Our Lady of Lourdes Eternal Park, Malabon City, Philippines.

Jun 10, 2019

Edman Lewis Elledge of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was born June 17, 1930 in Thebes, IL, to Pleasant (Willard) and Ada Lewis Elledge. His family moved to Madison, WI, where his parents worked for Oscar Mayer.  Edman was raised in Madison where he excelled in track.  He enlisted in the US Navy after high school. After serving, Elledge attended...

Jun 9, 2019

Michael “Mick” Frank DuRocher, 68 passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 22, 1951 in Memphis, TN to the late Lawrence G. and Jane Poole DuRocher. Mick moved with his family to Jacksonville Beach at the age of 4. He was the previous owner of Outdoor Enterprise and the...

Jun 7, 2019

Mary Dwyer Gressett was born on August 19, 1932 in Metairie, Louisiana, which is the first suburb of New Orleans.  She was a wife and mother who loved and cared for her family and friends.  She departed on June 7, 2019.  In her early life, she enjoyed being an aunt and helping to care for her nephews and nieces...

Jun 4, 2019

Daniel Webster MacDonald III died peacefully in his home June 4, 2019.  He was 90 years old, and active until the very end. He died surrounded by family, and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adele Hanford MacDonald; his three children: Adele (Henrik) Kristiansson, Stuart (Cindy) MacDonald and Katherine (Daniel) Wasserman; five grandchildren: Nicholas (Cristina) MacDonald, Kelsey...

Jun 4, 2019

James T. “Sunshine” Brown, 88, passed away June 4, 2019. Born in Douglas, GA and moved to Jacksonville in 1940 where his Mom and Dad worked at the Jax. shipyards during WWII. His parents, wife Janet and son Rick preceded him in death. Survivors include his son Terry Brown, sister Wanda Brown Sneed, 1 grandson, 2 nieces and other...

Jun 3, 2019

Louise Hale Stone passed away on June 3, 2019 after a brief illness.  She was a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated high school in Atlanta and then attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

In 1960 she moved to Jacksonville, Florida and relocated to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1979 where she lived until her death. ...

Jun 1, 2019

Suzanne Rider Daly, 82, of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away, Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was born to the late Wilber S. and Kathryn Roberts on November 18, 1936 in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Sue graduated from Tufts University with a BA in Education and moved to Stamford, CT where she served as the Executive Director of Literacy...

May 30, 2019

Millie Margaret Huffman passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of May 30, 2019.  Millie was born on May 15, 1946 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. While attending Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, she met her husband of nearly 50 years, Robert Huffman.

Millie was a devoted Navy wife, mother, and grandmother. She was the guiding...

May 28, 2019

Julia (Julie) Wilkos Meskell, 96, passed away on May 28, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida where she made her home for the past 13 years. Julie was born August 8, 1922 in Hartford, CT, moving to Enfield, CT with her husband, Walter in 1956.

Julie worked as a medical secretary at UTC, retiring in 1987. Upon...

May 28, 2019

Dwight Strickland went to be with the Lord on May 28, 2019. He was born in Augusta, Georgia on May 10, 1949. Dwight was an Architectural Hardware Consultant who worked on many interesting buildings in his career.

Dwight had a love for life and enjoyed many hobbies throughout his life. He was an amateur magician and quite...

May 26, 2019

Retired BMCM Richard Lawrence Bate, 77, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida passed away, Sunday May 26, 2019.  Richard was born in Muskegon, Michigan to William and Doris Bate.  He was preceded in death by Kathleen, his wife of 45 years.

Richard served more than 30 years in the United States Navy. His career included a tour aboard the...

May 25, 2019

Arthur Parris was born 29 January, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA.  He passed away 25 May 2019 following a brief illness.

He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Genevieve.  He is survived by his son, Robert C. Parris, MD (Jeanette) and two grandchildren, Laura and Michelle, and his daughter, Dana G. Parris, MD.

After graduating from...

May 24, 2019

MARTIN, Alan Randall – Passed peacefully on May 24, 2019 at Community Hospice at McGraw Center after a valiant battle with cancer, at age 59.  Loving husband of Lynda Padrta of Neptune Beach; beloved father of Christopher of Jacksonville and Daniel (Caylee) of Mobile, Alabama; proud grandfather to Bastian, Conrad and Henry; son of Marleen Woodbury Martin of Melbourne;...

May 23, 2019

Charles H. Dupraw, age 87, of Atlantic Beach Florida, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2019 at the Clyde E. Lassen Veterans Nursing home in St. Augustine, Florida where he received excellent care for the last 5 years. Charles was born on December 15, 1931, to Charles and Elizabeth Dupraw in Lake Placid, New York. Charles loved hunting, fishing...

May 23, 2019

Russell C. Trapp, 89, passed away May 23, 2019.

Family members include his loving wife, Jeanette; son, John (Sherry); sister, Virginia Haddock; grandsons, Rick (Tracy) and Jeff; and 4 great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in the Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church, 7860 Southside Blvd., Jax....

May 23, 2019

Michael Rocco Larizza, 41, passed away May 23, 2019 in Louisville, KY surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 30, 1977 in Washington, DC growing up in Jacksonville Beach and graduating from Nease High School. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves being deployed to Iraq from 2005 to 2006 where he received...

May 19, 2019

Mary Ann Hopfe, 76, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends on May 19, 2019. She was born in Flint, Michigan on September 18, 1942 and was a resident of Jacksonville for more than 25 years.

Mary Ann is survived by her loving son Greg Hopfe and his wife Jill; grandson Ryan...

May 18, 2019

Ruby B. Deese, 94, got her angel wings on May 18, 2019.  She was born in Winston-Salem, NC to Conrad and Ollie Bodenhamer, the next to the youngest of 8 children.  Ruby moved to Neptune Beach in 1973 with her husband Roy and their family and quickly became immersed in life at the beach.  After retiring from Beaches Hospital,...

May 16, 2019

Marian Juanita McGregor Nichols, 92, of Ponte Vedra Beach,  Florida passed away peacefully on May 16, 2019. She was born June 2, 1926 in the home of her parents, Levi and Ida McGregor.

Marian is survived by her loving daughter and caregiver, Jane DeBow Hammock; grandson, David F. Bew III (Rebecca); granddaughters, Rachael, Amanda, Jocelyn and Laura;...