All Obituaries

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 attending Loyola University in New Orleans.  It was the first week of college when she met the love of her...

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. Upon marrying Rosemary, they relocated to Syracuse, New York, where he worked for General Electric as an electrical engineer for over 30 years. Don...

William Joe Wilson, 80, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed away October 16, 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, Shelby, and Mildred Phillips, and his first wife, Doris Deese.  He is survived by his widow, Jane Nixon White, and his son Kevin (Wendy), stepson Fred...

Amanda Leigh Bagby, 46, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away October 14, 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 married to Lonnie Eugene (Gene) Taylor from 1949 until his death in 1967 and then to Morgan Jackson (Jack) Edwards from 1980 until his death 2008. She also was predeceased by her parents and three...

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 five years after college and returned to civilian life in 1956.  He stayed in the Navy Reserve and retired in 1989 at...

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 Magna Cum Laude and ranked third in her class. At Vanderbilt, she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and served as President of...

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

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