Obituaries

Jan 11, 2016

KNIGHT James Filmore Knight, age 85, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida died peacefully January 11, 2016. Born June 15, 1930 in Vaiden, MS; he was predeceased by his parents George and Blanche Fullilove Pritchard and adoptive parents Filmore and Nona Knight of DeKalb, MS. James severed 10 years in the U.S. States Air Force during the Korean War. In 1962 he...

Jan 8, 2016

HARRISON Bill Harrison died January 8, 2016 at the McGraw Hospice Center after a valiant yearlong struggle with lung cancer. He is survived by his loving family: wife, Vicki; sons & daughter-in-laws Will and Irma, David and Julie and 5 grandchildren; Connor, Josh, David, Katherine and Cara. Born in Evening Shade, Arkansas he is survived by 1 sister and 4...

Jan 7, 2016

UGLES Douglas R. Ugles, 81, passed away January 7, 2016. He was born July 2, 1934 in the Bronx, NY. He raised his family in Haworth, NJ and retired to the beaches in 1996. Doug proudly served our country in the US Air Force during the Korean War. After his military career, Doug started his career as a teacher, which...

Jan 5, 2016

FECHTEL Douglas J. Fechtel M.D. passed away January 5, 2016 from early onset Alzheimer's Disease. He was 62 years old. Doug was born on December 2, 1953 to Dr. Albert T. Fechtel and Bertha Ann Fechtel. Born and raised in Jacksonville he attended Assumption Catholic School, Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville University, the University of Guadalajara School of Medicine and...

Jan 2, 2016

Pagura Andrew David Pagura, 38, passed away January 2, 2016. Service under the direction and care of QUINN-SHALZ FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Jan 2, 2016

MARTIN Jacquelyn Louise Jacki Martin, 63, was called home by her Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2016 surrounded by her loving family and dear friends. Jacki was born in St. Petersburg, FL, grew up in Brooksville, FL and spent her adult years in Jacksonville, FL working in Property Management in the construction and development field. In Jacksonville her time and...

Jan 1, 2016

MORRIS William E.L. Morris went to be with the Lord 12 Jan 2016. He was born on 13 December 1931 in Reno Nevada to Bernyce McDuffee and Elmer L. Field. He grew up in Miami and married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Winkelman. William was, a Rocket Scientist in the VERY REAL sense of the term. It all started as...

Jan 1, 2016

ONG Diana Gee Ong, 75, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, passed away at home on January 1, 2016, from natural causes. Born on September 13, 1940 in New York City, she and her family relocated to Florida in 1993. She is survived by her spouse, James Ong; children, Richard Ong and Susan Chiang (Kai); and grandchildren, Kaitlin and Brian Chiang....

Dec 31, 2015

SMITH Marcus Davidson Smith Jr. David passed away Thursday Dec 31, 2015. He was a loving, devoted husband and father. Born on Dec 12/23/1935, he grew up in Venetia and Ortega. He graduated from The Bolles School and Florida Southern College in 1959. After college he served as a Lieutenant in the US Army as Aide-de-Camp to General Robert C....

Dec 26, 2015

BRAY James Jim Bray passed away December 26, 2015. He was born May 24, 1932 in Flint, MI. After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, he went to work for Gulf & Western (Associates). He transferred to Jacksonville in 1962 and lived in Neptune Beach since 1974. Jim opened and owned the law firm Bray & Singletary, P.A....

Dec 26, 2015

Marinah was born on October 1, 1996 and passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015.

Marinah was a resident of Atlantic Beach, Florida at the time of her passing.

She had attended Neptune Beach Elementary Mayport Middle School Fletcher High School and Florida Virtual School.

Services will begin with a viewing from 11...

Dec 22, 2015

REHG Dorothy Dot Knutelsky Rehg, 56, passed away on December 22, 2015 surrounded by her family. Dot was born May 31, 1959 in Albany, NY and moved to Jacksonville in 1968. She graduated from Sandlewood High School in 1977. She was employed by Jax Utilities Management from 1980 to present. Dot enjoyed camping with her family, quilting, shopping, a good...

Dec 22, 2015

RHODES Martha Jean Pearl Rhodes, 84, passed away at her home in Neptune Beach, FL on December 22, 2015. Visitation will be held Monday December 28, 2015 at Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. and services will be held Tuesday December 29, 2015 at 11:00 am at Ocean Side Church of Christ in Atlantic Beach, FL. Interment will follow in...

Dec 21, 2015

ALOGNA Linda Cunningham Alogna, 71, passed away December 21, 2015 in Jacksonville, FL. She was born January 14, 1944 in Gainesville, FL. She grew up in Jacksonville, FL and graduated from Andrew Jackson Sr High School in 1962, received her Bachelor of Education degree from University of Southern Colorado in 1978, and her Master's degree in Elementary Education at University...

Dec 20, 2015

GIBSON James Gibson, 81, passed away December 20, 2015. He was born May 30, 1934 in Abington, PA and retired to Fleet Landing Atlantic Beach. Jim attended Princeton University and served 24 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1980 with the rank of Captain. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his family. Jim is survived by...

Dec 20, 2015

HORTON Norma Jean (Reed) Horton, 56, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away at Community Hospice McGraw Center in Jacksonville, FL on December 20, 2015 due to complications recovering from heart surgery. Norma was born February 15, 1959 in Cumberland, MD to parents Donald E. Reed, Sr. (deceased) and Linda K. Reed. She attended Marietta High School (Marietta, OH), and...

Dec 20, 2015

KIRCHER Emma Lou Erwin Spetman Kircher, 92, passed away peacefully, December 20, 2015. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Emerson Kircher, to whom she was married 70 years. Emma Lou was born June 14, 1923 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Mabel and Erwin Spetman. Emma Lou attended Northwestern University where she joined Kappa Alpha...

Dec 18, 2015

VIDA Charles H. Vida, 71, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed away December 18, 2015. He was born March 22, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and later was employed by Lucent Technologies. Surviving family members include his nieces, Debra (David), Sandra (Robert) and Susan (Frank); and nephew, Arthur (Cheryl). Predeceased by his...

Dec 17, 2015

EVANS Christine Darush Evans (1916-2015). A longtime resident of Neptune and Atlantic Beach, passed away at her home in Summer Sands on December 17, 2015 at age 99. Christine was born and raised in Jacksonville, IL. She is survived by her son William Darush (Cheri) of Neptune Beach; nephews Dr. Jack Briggs and Frederick Briggs both of The Villages, FL;...

Dec 16, 2015

PEPPER Robert J. Pepper passed to his heavenly home on December 16, 2015. He was born in 1931 in Watertown, NY. After graduating from St. Lawrence University in 1953 with a degree in Physics, Bob proudly served in the United States Army for 3 years. He then joined General Electric as an engineer working on the Apollo Space Program where...