Obituaries

Sep 17, 2018

Margaret Stewart Youngblood, 98, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2018 after a brief illness.  She was born in Jacksonville and raised in Jacksonville Beach where she graduated from Fletcher High School, Class of 1939.

Margaret was a member of Arlington Baptist Church for many years and did a lot of traveling with the Trailblazers.  She was...

Sep 16, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Vera M. Schuster announce that she passed away on  September 16, 2018 in St. Augustine, Florida.  She was 87 years old.

Vera was born in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania.  She lived most of her life in various locations in Pennsylvania and south of Chicago, before retiring with her late husband...

Sep 16, 2018

Jere E. Wiseman born on March 15, 1930 in Osceola, Ark., died September 16, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach. He was the only child of Edward J. Wiseman and Lula Hall Wiseman. He graduated from Osceola High School in 1948, then attended Vanderbilt University, where he played football and basketball. In 1950, he left college to pursue a career...

Sep 13, 2018

Larry Peterson, 67, passed away after a long fight with Huntington Disease on September 13, 2018. Born February 23, 1951 in Houston TX and then later moved his family to Palm Valley Florida.

Larry is survived by his two sons Jacob (Tammy) and James (Katie); granddaughters, Pricilla, Emily, Jenna, Aubrey and Adelyn; brother Richard (Daniele); sister Debby...

Sep 13, 2018

John Cornwall Edwards died peacefully Thursday September 13, 2018 with his family at his side after a sudden illness.  He was 90.

Sparkle-eyed and leaning into his listening, he made his loved ones and friends alike feel important with his attentiveness and his inevitable questions, points, and counterpoints on virtually any subject they introduced.  A prolific consumer...

Sep 11, 2018

Shirley Hall Bowers, 88, passed away after a brief illness at home on September 11, 2018. Born May 18, 1930 in Jacksonville, FL, her family moved to Hamlet, N.C. in 1932 and then to Atlanta, Ga in 1942 where she met her future husband, J. Alfred Bowers in Sunday school at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church. Alfred and Shirley were...

Sep 10, 2018

LCDR William A. Stennett, USN, Ret, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2018 in Atlantic Beach, FL. Bill was born to William and Ella Stennett in Seattle, WA on October 14, 1930, and grew up on the shore of Lake Washington in Bellevue. After attending Washington State University, he was employed by Boeing before joining the United States Navy....

Sep 8, 2018

John C. Farnell, Jr., 77, went to be with our Lord after a short battle with cancer on September 8, 2018. He was born on February 15, 1941 in East Mayport, FL. He was preceded in death by his beautiful and loving wife of 46 years, Theresa Farnell. John served in the U.S. Navy which he loved dearly and...

Sep 3, 2018

Robert "Bob" Wilson Makemson Jr., 84, died on Sept. 3, 2018 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Bob worked for nearly 60 years in Florida as a civil and architectural engineer. He designed several landmark buildings in Jacksonville, Brooksville and West Palm Beach, including the Royal Palm Theatre and Cedar Hills Shopping Center. His company, Makemson and Associates, also...

Sep 2, 2018

Elaine O. (Wild) Kaser went home to be with our Lord & Savior on September 2, 2018. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 15, 1946, to Jack and Mary Wild. She had ten siblings. She was a loving, devoted wife to her husband George of fifty-four years. She was a caring and compassionate mother of six...

Sep 1, 2018

Helen Lambert (nee Bowen) died peacefully on September 1, 2018. She lived at the Vicar’s Landing community in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Her beloved husband, Robert, passed away in February 2011.

Helen was born on August 28, 1919 in Missouri, the oldest daughter in a family of eleven. She studied nursing at Baptist Memorial Hospital School of...

Sep 1, 2018

Lela Anne Wiseman (Abercrombie) (McMahan) born Aug. 6th, 1930 passed away Sept. 1, 2018. Born in Houston, Texas in 1930, Lela married Earl McMahan Jr.  in 1950.  They had 5 children and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1965.  Earl passed away in 1979 and Lela married Jere Wiseman in 1981.

Lela Wiseman’s legacy continues for she is survived by her husband, Jere, and...

Aug 30, 2018

William Frank Caldwell passed away at the age of 81 at home on August 30, 2018. He was born in Sardis, MS, on July 26, 1937.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, NC.   Bill retired from Hanesbrands after a 30 plus year career.

Bill was preceded in death by his father, Clarence; mother,...

Aug 29, 2018

It is with a full heart that Robert Kuhns, of Ponte Vedra Beach FL, previously of Elm Grove WI, leaves his family and friends of 93 years.  Having lived a wonderful life, Bob is delighted to be reunited with Esther (Walendowski) Kuhns, the love of his life and his wife of more than 71 years.

Bob was...

Aug 29, 2018

Dorothy Inez Wright Elwell died peacefully Wednesday April 28, 2018 at her home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She is survived by her husband James O. Elwell, 90 years old, and her daughters, Pam Elwell Battistella and Jayne Elwell Hollis, both of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; and her Granddaughter, Alicia Blair Hollis of Tampa, Florida.

A native...

Aug 27, 2018

Minna Elliott Barnes, born in Elizabeth, NJ on August 1, 1913, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2018. She was a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach and a proud member of Christ Episcopal Church for 64 years. Minna graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1934, earning a bachelor’s degree in Economics, and married William Barnes. Together they embarked on their goal...

Aug 27, 2018

Zeke was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 31 May, 1921 and passed away on 27 August, 2018. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June,1943, went to Submarine School and was a part of the commissioning crew of the USS Cavalla (SS-244). He served on the Cavalla for five war patrols in the Pacific during World War II. On...

Aug 24, 2018

Dominic Michael Byron Allmond ascended to heaven on Friday, August 24, 2018. He was born on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 in Jacksonville, FL.

Dominic attended the Isle of Faith Pre-School, The Clark School, Chets Creek Elementary, Fletcher Middle School and Bishop Kenny High School. Through school, sports, and travel basketball Dominic was able to meet people, build...

Aug 23, 2018

David Hugh Stovall, Jr, of Charlotte, North Carolina and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully August 23, 2018. He was married to the love of his life, his high school sweetheart Debbie, for 47 years. He had countless friends, put family first, was an amazing and loving husband and father, and was a stellar grandfather.

Dave...

Aug 23, 2018

William Garland Herrold Jr. PhD, (Bill) died peacefully on August 23, 2018 after a brief illness. Bill was born in Jackson, Michigan on June 11, 1932. Bill grew up in Riverside, California and graduated with honors from Riverside Polytechnic High School in 1951. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UCLA, his master’s degree from San Jose State College in...