Obituaries

Aug 9, 2021

Born January 20, 1944, in Zurich, Switzerland, Rene Heinrich Schiegg passed away peacefully on Monday, August 9th, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. His “girls” – wife Esther and daughter Nicole – were at his side.

Rene’s journey through life started from humble beginnings. At the young age of 16, he left home with a set...

Aug 9, 2021

Anne S. Alexander, age 88 passed away at Cypress Village in Jacksonville, FL on Monday, August 9, 2021. A memorial service will be held at Cypress Village; the time and date will be announced once COVID restrictions are lifted.

Anne was born in Atlanta and was the second child of Otis L. Swords and Mary Dodgen Swords...

Aug 9, 2021

Duane E. Spidle, 72, passed away August 9, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL.  He grew up near Cedar Rapids, IA graduating from Prairie HS.  He received his BA degree from the University of

Northern Iowa.  He and his family (wife) lived in the Colorado Springs area for more than 45 years before retiring to Florida to be near...

Aug 6, 2021

Kenyon A. Miller, 73, was born December 1, 1947 and passed away on August 6, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL, after a long courageous eight year battle with prostate cancer. He was a life-long Duval county resident graduating from Fletcher High School in 1965, as well as Florida Junior College with an Associate’s degree. Kenyon served in the U.S. Army...

Aug 6, 2021

Ryan Walker Jones, 49, devoted husband, son, brother, friend, colleague, and avid fisherman, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, after a valiant fight against esophageal cancer. He was born in Landover, MD, April 16, 1972, grew up in Jacksonville, FL, and graduated from Terry Parker High School. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from Jacksonville...

Aug 4, 2021

Kevin Buckley, 63, passed away early on Wednesday morning the 4th of August.  He was born August 2, 1958 in Memphis, TN.  He grew up in Memphis, lived all over the U.S., Japan, and Korea, and found his forever home in Jacksonville.

Kevin served in the U.S. Marines, worked in and retired from a federal government position,...

Aug 3, 2021

Ivory “Travis” Johns was born July 5, 1942, in Jacksonville, FL, and passed away on August 3, 2021. The son of T.I. and Rosetta Johns, Travis lived in Jacksonville until his teenage years when he attended Carlisle Military School in South Carolina. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in the 1960’s. After completing college, Travis...

Aug 3, 2021

Jeanette P. Trapp, 88, passed away August 3, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in the Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church, 7860 Southside Blvd., Jax. FL. 32256, with the family receiving family and friends at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. in Jacksonville National Cemetery.

Family...

Aug 2, 2021

Betty Ann Wilson, 86, of Jacksonville, Florida,  passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. She was born December 13, 1934 in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Raymond and Margaret Coan.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Aug 1, 2021

Peter Alan Jones, 76, died peacefully on the evening of Sunday, August 1st.  Pete was born on February 13, 1945 in Dekalb, Illinois to Paul and Ruth Jones. He was raised in Rochelle, Illinois, and was a Jacksonville Beach, Florida resident for the past 50 years.

After graduating from Monmouth College, Pete was a Communications Officer in...

Jul 31, 2021

While our hearts are empty here on earth, the heavens welcomed Craig Sylverston with open arms as he left this earth and walked into God's mighty realm.  Craig lived life to its fullest, and loved everyone unconditionally in his life circle. If you were a part of his life, you were blessed, as he was a man who was...

Jul 30, 2021

Francis Hurlbert Barker, our incredible husband, father and pop pop, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2021. He was born in Jacksonville on July 24,1930, the son of Clara Hurlbert and Dorsey Barker.

He attended Jacksonville Junior College and then transferred to Rollins college in Winter Park, Florida from 1949-1953,  and majored in Business Administration. He was...

Jul 28, 2021

Edith Gillespie passed away on July 28, 2021. She was born in Wenatchee, Washington on September 18, 1933. She grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho. She moved to Glenmoor at World Golf Village in St. Augustine from Long Beach, CA in 2008 with her friend Justin Pipkorn. Edith is survived by her sister Dr. Janet Titus and nephew Stephen Craig...

Jul 26, 2021

Jon Roberts Cowart passed on to his peaceful reward on July 26, 2021. Jon was born in the small South Georgia town of Mayday on September 12, 1932. He was predeceased by his parents, J.B. and Edna Cowart, his son, Bill Cowart, his brother, Jack Cowart, and his nephew, Randall Cowart. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66...

Jul 24, 2021

Brian Scott Bullock, 44, was called home to be with the Lord on July 24, 2021 due to complications of the covid virus.  He was born in Jacksonville on October 1, 1976.  He grew up at the beaches and graduated from Fletcher Senior High in 1996.

Brian came into this world a tiny baby and left as...

Jul 23, 2021

Janice Lee Strickland, beloved niece, sister, and friend passed away on July 23, 2021 after a brief illness.

A lifelong resident of Mayport, Florida, she was the daughter of Carol Landrum Strickland Parsons and William F. Strickland Jr., and the sister of William F. Strickland III, all of whom predeceased her.

A graduate of Fletcher...

Jul 23, 2021

Richard “Dick” Walker was born December 2, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in 1950 and Emory Medical School in 1953. During his internship in Memphis, Tennessee at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, John Gaston Hospital he met a student nurse, Carolyn and they married in 1954. He joined the Navy...

Jul 22, 2021

August 4, 1955 – July 22, 2021

Philip George Bleakley, 65, was called to his heavenly home on July 22, 2021. Phil was born in Ossining, NY on August 4, 1955 to the late Harold and Connie Bleakley.  He grew up fulfilling the duties of what any good brother would do–be a royal pain in the butt to his...

Jul 22, 2021

Joan Bowling, 72, passed away on July 22, 2021.  She was born on February 10, 1949 near Dayton, Ohio. She grew up in northern Kentucky across from Cincinnati.  Joan moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL in 2002 from Richmond, VA.

Joan is survived by David, her loving husband of 47 years; devoted daughters Monika Christian (James) and...

Jul 20, 2021

Francis James Smyth, Jr., passed away on July 20, 2021 at the age of 85. He was born in Queens, NY, in 1935, and moved to Jacksonville Beach, FL, in 1958, where he lived with his beloved family for the rest of his life.

Francis served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1957-1961, when he...