Elta "Elaine" O'Quinn, 91, of Yulee, was quietly called home to be with her Lord on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

She was born May 19, 1925, on a farm in rural Toronto, Kan., the youngest of eight, and lived there until she was 18. She attended local schools and graduated from Neal High School, Class of 1943. After graduating, she moved to Wichita, Kan., to live with her sister Dorine to seek employment with Boeing Aircraft. She was declined because they felt she was too small, but she still came back every day until they said they would hire her. Her job was to rivet the floor of the pilot's seat on the B29. Women worked so the men could go fight the war. When the war ended in 1945, the women were terminated so that men could get their jobs back. Working women who held men's jobs during the war are recognized as Rosie the Riveters. Elaine was not just a Rosie but she was an actual riveter, a fact that she was very proud of. She would not consider getting married until the war ended for fear of becoming a widow. As soon as the war ended, the love of her life, Navyman James O'Quinn, went to her and said, "Elaine, the war is over, so we can get married." They were married on Sept. 30, 1945, and were married 47 years before his passing.

Christmas was her favorite time of year. She took weeks to decorate and cook to entertain family and friends with numerous parties. Her whole house had many decorations, including up to 23 themed Christmas trees.

Elaine is survived by her two daughters, Sandra O'Quinn and Sue Kittrell; four grandchildren, Linn Owen, James Owen (wife, Bobbi), Jeffrey Owen and Kimberly Carter McNeely (husband, Johnnie); 10 great-grandchildren, Brandon, Logan, Cortlinn and Jordan Pay, Jeffrey, Taylar and Halie Owen, Nicholas and Tyler McNeely, and Cassadie Owen; great-great-grandchild, Isabella Pay, and one in the oven; godchild, Kelley Harrison; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carlyle and Elta Mae (Linn) Smith; husband, James; four sisters, Pauline Hanson, Vera Smith, Meryl Sanders (twin) and Dorine Hamilton; three brothers, Donald Smith, Beryl Smith (twin) and Gerald Eugene "Gene" Smith; niece, LaDena Sanders; nephew, Joe Sanders; and son-in-law, William "Billy" Kittrell.

Mother left this world knowing she was loved, and words cannot express the impact she made on our lives, niece, Mila George (husband, Tom) and others. We will always remember her sweet Christian spirit and love for her family. She appreciated her life and the many blessings from God.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at Celebration Baptist Church, 85520 Miner Road, Yulee. Interment will follow in Bosque Bello Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, if so desired, memorial donations may be made to the Building Fund of her church, Celebration Baptist Church.

To sign Mrs. O'Quinn's online register book, please visit the Green Pine Funeral Home website.

Arrangements by Green Pine Funeral Home.

Green Pine Funeral Home

Mrs. Loretta May Wells, 81, of Woodbine, Ga., passed away on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.

Born in Flint, Mich., she was one of six children born to the late Alfred Linley and Mildred Louise Day Adams. In 1951 she married Willard Samuel Wells in Chicago, where they made their first home and began their family. In April 1982, they left the cold and moved to Florida. After moving to Nassau County, Mrs. Wells worked for a short time at Smile Gas on Sadler Road.

She enjoyed reading, crocheting, working crossword puzzles and spending time with her family.

She leaves behind her husband of 65 years, Willard Wells of Woodbine; their children, Gene Wells (Faye) of Woodbine, Sharon Wagner of Fernandina Beach, Gary Wells (Tammy) of Kankakee, Ill., Carol Stacy of Glens Falls, N.Y., Julie Gettins (Craig) of Yulee, Judy Lovequist of Woodbine, Alan Wells of Fernandina Beach, Denise King of Jacksonville, Debra Williams of Fernandina Beach, Ronald Wells (Robin) of Roseville, Mich., and Richard Wells of Yulee; a brother, Donald Adams of New Jersey; 28 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Please share her Life Story and leave your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mr. Donald “Don” A. Winslow, 88, of Amelia Island, passed away on Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, 2017, at the Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach.

Born Aug. 12, 1928, in Los Angeles, he was the only child born to the late Harold McLeland and Opal Christine Bumm Winslow. After completing high school he attended Loyola University in Los Angeles, where he completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of Alpha Sigma Nu fraternity. While completing his degree at Loyola he served as a reservist in the U.S. Army National Guard, where he was activated and served during the Korean Conflict. After being honorably discharged as a sergeant first class he continued working with the American Can Co., a career that had begun in 1950. On Oct. 15, 1955, he married Jeanne Eileen George at St. Michael Catholic Church in Los Angeles. During his career with American Can, he served in various positions, in various cities and plants until retiring as plant manager in 1980. Upon retiring, he worked for a short time with Crown Cork and Seal in Atlanta before joining Brockway Standard Management in Homerville, Ga. While in the south Georgia area working for Brockway Standard he attended Valdosta State University, where he completed his Master of Business Administration and was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma fraternity. In 1991 he retired and in 1992, he and his wife moved to Amelia Island.

After coming to Amelia Island he and his wife became active at St. Michael Catholic Church, where he was a Eucharistic minister and altar server. Mr. Winslow also became involved with St. Michael Men’s Club, where he served as financial director and treasurer. He was also a member and trustee of the Knights of Columbus at St. Michael.

Affectionately referred to as “Commander,” Mr. Winslow leaves behind his beloved wife of 61 years, Jeanne Eileen Winslow of Amelia Island; their two children, Donald “Don” J. Winslow and his wife, Liza, of San Ramon, Calif., and Nancy Ann Winslow Carroll and her husband, Dr. William Carroll, of Birmingham, Ala.; grandchildren, Timothy “Tim” and Amanda Winslow, William Winslow “Winn” and Christina “Christa” Carroll.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at St. Michael Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Jose Kallukalam, celebrant.

A reception and time of visitation with his family will follow in the St. Michael Parish Hall.

Mr. Winslow will be laid to rest in Bosque Bello Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael Catholic Church Building Fund, 505 Broome St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, or to the charity of one’s choice.

Please share his Life Story and leave your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mrs. Ann Carter Daniel, 90, of Amelia Island, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Benny A. Gravitt, 69, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.

Green Pine Funeral Home, Cremations & Cemetery

Luis Reyes, 87, of Yulee, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Joshua N. Yarbrough, 20, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Troy Zuber, 52, of Fernandina Beach, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Community Hospice’s Warner Center for Caring. A celebration of life will be held in Orlando at a future date.

Mrs. Susan Lindberg Byrd, 85, of 76 Osprey Village Road, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her residence at The Retreat on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

Susan was born Dec. 24, 1931, in Winnetka, Ill., to the late Leroy and Sally Lindberg. Her maternal grandfather, Edward Clarence Kohler, was the village president of Winnetka in 1906.

For 45 years, she was married to Ronald Edward Byrd, who passed away Jan. 20, 2002. Susan grew up in Winnetka and attended New Trier High School. Later she attended Pine Manor College in Boston and Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is survived by her devoted, loving older sister, Nancy Bodeen; and her four loving children, sons Jonathan and his fiancée, Alyson Kennedy, Stephen, Stewart “Chip” and his wife, Patricia, and daughter Jennifer.

After marrying in 1957, Sue and Ron moved to Nebraska for a few years and then to Boxborough, Mass. They lived there for more than 25 years, raising their family on a small farm with cows, chickens, horses, goats, dogs, cats and ducks. In 1988, she and Ron moved to the Amelia Island Plantation, building their new home on Marsh Point Road.

Susan loved many things, but especially the outdoors and nature. She was as comfortable in the woods as she was in the city enjoying a night out. She instilled the love of nature in her children. She and her family enjoyed many Augusts at the Ausable Club in Keene Valley, N.Y., where she spent time hiking, mountain climbing, playing plenty of golf with her favorite pink ball and sleeping out under the stars on occasion. For a few years, she and her daughter, Jennifer, even brought their horses to Keene Valley. Susan, along with friends and family, often would visit the local dump at night to watch the black bears, as was the local custom. One night, as the story goes, Susan and a close friend, Virginia Freccia, were chased from the dump by one of those bears. Perhaps the bears were grumpy about their meal being disturbed. Knowing Susan, there must have been truth to the story.

Susan and Ron’s love of nature prompted them to help launch The Wild Center, a natural history museum based in Tupper Lake, N.Y., dedicated to understanding the natural landscape and wildlife of the Adirondacks. After Ron’s death, Susan also donated a room in the Byrd family name to Baptist Medical Center Nassau, supported Micah’s Place Domestic Violence Center, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Nassau County.

While on Amelia Island, Susan enjoyed golf, being with her good friends and being outdoors. She relished her time with friends playing bridge and mah-jonng. She traveled extensively with them and made many summer jaunts to North Carolina with her “ladies posse.” Never one to sit still, she swam with dolphins, skydived with Steve and Chip at the age of 68 and enjoyed skinny-dipping on many occasions! But indeed, in later years, her favorite things to do were to visit the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, the Jacksonville Zoo, the Nassau Humane Society Dog Park and to enjoy the rich culture and Native American jewelry in Santa Fe, N.M., while visiting Chip and Trish.

Susan was an adventurer, a free spirit, a loving and gentle soul, a mother, wife, sister, friend, mother-in-law and aunt. She always was ready with a laugh, a smile and a “thank you” – along with a fresh coat of Revlon “Persian melon” lipstick and hot pink fingernails. She will be missed.

The family expresses its deep gratitude to Susan’s devoted, loving and loved caregivers, Alice Durbano and Lynne Murray. For nearly 10 years, they were by her side, caring for her and loving her as they would their own mothers. Our heartfelt thanks to Alice and Lynne.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Amelia Plantation Chapel with the Rev. Ted Schroder officiating.

A reception and time to visit and reminisce with her family will follow the service, on Saturday at the Ocean Club.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Susan Byrd’s name to:

• Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257

• Micah's Place Domestic Violence Center, P.O. Box 16287, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035

• Nassau Humane Society and Dog Park, 639 Airport Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County, 942259 Old Nassauville Road, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034.

Please share her Life Story and leave your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Barbara Jean Fussell, 64, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Christopher Allen Harris Jr.

She is survived by her fiancé, Roy Finch; her brother, Pat Fedick (Trish Fedick); her three daughters, Lisa Renee Clark (Nick Clark), Angelia Rae Phillips (Gabe Phillips) and Kelly Lynn Brazeale (Denny Brazeale); 12 grandchildren, Christie Newman (Bobby Newman), Jessica Weinberg, Brittany Weinberg, Robert Weinberg, Brian Clark (Ashtyn Clark), Christian Clark, Zachary Conner (Lindsay Conner), Zane Conner, Gabby Phillips, Chelsey Hodges (Johnathan Hodges), Kaitlyn Brazeale and Aaron Brazeale; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The service will be held at noon Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Joy Baptist Church, 550974 U.S. 1, Hilliard, FL 32046, with Brother Mike Norman officiating.

She was a wonderful woman who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Eternity Funeral Homes and Crematory – Nassau

Sgt. Peter Joshua Jernigan, 32, passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.

Having served honorably, he recently completed his service as a light armored vehicle repairer of eight years with the United States Marine Corps.

“Josh” was incredibly intelligent, strong, brave, loving and generous. He was the definition of a true gentleman and was always willing to help those in need. Josh was always able to fix anything mechanical or computer-related, which carried over into his passion for cars and video games. Most who knew Josh will remember him for his big, warm hugs.

Josh leaves behind his wife, Jessica Beltran; maternal grandmother, Marie Chaffee; father, George Alton Jernigan Jr.; mother, Theresa Ann Walker-Keegan; brother and fellow Marine, George Alton Jernigan III; brother, Terald Leon Jernigan; brother and fellow Marine, Daniel Jay Malcomb Jernigan; and nephew, Terald James Jernigan.

Sgt. Peter Joshua Jernigan served honorably in the Global War on Terrorism via the Iraqi War Campaign in Al Anbar province.

Sgt. Jernigan served as a 2147 with the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Sgt. Jernigan was the recipient of the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (2), Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2), Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Rifle Expert Badge (Third Award) and Pistol Marksmanship Badge.

Sgt. Jernigan separated from the Corps after having served in his last attachment with I&I, 4th LARBN, aboard U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard with Pastor Ben Hall officiating.

Ceremonial attendance and support is requested for the behalf of the family from fellow Marines and other active-duty, veteran and supporting persons.

A reception and time of visitation with his family will follow at American Legion Post, 626 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

Please share his Life Story and leave your condolences and memories at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of his own mind. - By Kahlil Gibran

Rychard S. Cook II, called home by our Lord on July 19, 2016, was the youngest of three siblings. His life was shared by older sisters who preceded him in death: Dr. Nettie Cook- Dove (Joshua Jr.) and Laura Lee Cook. The three were reared by his mother's oldest sister, the late Ms. Annie M. Cook, an elementary school teacher and strict disciplinarian to whom good manners were imperative.

A native Fernandinian, Rychard grew up in the Sunday School of First Missionary Baptist church and received his early secular education at Peck High School, where as a student he entered and won a song writing contest that gave Peck High its Alma Mater. In 1951, along with his classmate Mrs. Vernita Johnson Holmes, he graduated as Co-Valedictorian. He received a four year scholarship from the state of Florida and attended Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1955, he was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, and in 1963, he earned a Master of Arts degree in School Librarianship at the University of Denver in Colorado.

Mr. Cook’s stellar career in the educational field was inspired by three outstanding individuals, all now deceased: Mrs. Mamie T. Jordan (music), Mrs. Edythe J. Thurston (communication skills), and Mrs. Dorothy Sanford Love (librarian extraordinaire). For his life’s work, Rychard chose librarianship as a profession and music as his avocation.

Mr. Cook began his teaching career in Nassau County at Peck High School as a substitute teacher. After two weeks, he became a full time teacher at Milner-Rosen Wald Academy in Mt. Dora, Florida. As a Miami-Dade County public school employee, Mr. Cook has taught at West Homestead Elementary-Junior High School, Dunbar Elementary, Miami Northwestern Senior High, Coral Park Senior High, Miami Jackson High, Horace Mann Middle, Holmes and Westview elementary schools. Mr. Cook retired from Westview Elementary as a Media Specialist on June 18, 1999, after spending 42 years of dedicated service in Florida's public schools. An avid reader, Mr. Cook spent hours reading mystery novels and researching African-American history and culture. He was a devoted Toni Morrison fan. He encouraged many African Americans to learn more about their roots, during his serious study of Black History. In 1967, he founded the Afro-Americans, a readers’ theatre group that included his childhood friend Dessie Horne Williams, and which promoted the study of Black History and Culture through its prose, poetry, and song.

Mr. Cook was a life member of the Zora Neale Hurston Society, and was affiliated with the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, The Theodore R. Gibson Oratorical and Declamation Contest, The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc., William J. Faulkner's Friends of Folklore, The American Library Association, and Dade County Media Specialist Association. Those organizations provided Mr. Cook with many excellent opportunities for the rendering of community service, an activity to which he brought serious and steadfast commitment.

Mr. Cook's extensive travels took him to such places as West Africa, England, Germany, Scotland, Wales, the Netherlands, Iceland, Canada, The Caribbean, France, and Italy. From his travels, he gained a variety of diverse cultural experiences, which he generously shared with family, friends, students, churches, colleges, and universities.

In addition to being an enthusiastic collector of Black Art, first edition books, and collector plates, Mr. Cook was the recipient of a variety of awards including: 1995 Teacher of the Year Award, from Holmes Elementary School; Eighth Annual Sistrunk Historical Festival Award, Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1995; Florida International University Service Awards for 5, 10, 15, and 25 years of service; and Eighth Annual Theodore R. Gibson Project Award, 1986

Mr. Cook completed 26 years of service as a librarian at Florida National University. His life ambition was to complete his writings on the life and works of Zora Neal Hurston.

Until his demise, Mr. Cook received loving and around- the- clock care in the Orlando home of his son Dave Thompson and wife Elizabeth .Their sons Kristian and David loved their Grandfather dearly and spent many happy hours listening to his wonderful stories and receiving the benefit of his wise counsel.

Mr. Cook leaves to mourn his passing: His Son Dave (Elizabeth) Thompson of Orlando Florida. Grandchildren: Kristian Thompson of Miami Florida and David Thompson of Orlando Florida. Special friend who shared the same passion of wanting to help youth reach their fullest potential: Dessie Horne Williams of Miami Florida. Nephews: Joshua Kenneth Dove III.  & Richard Holland. Nieces: Beverly Dove (Leo) Ross, of Richmond, VA and .Ingrid Bernadette Dove of Atlanta Georgia. Grand Niece: Joy Nicole Ross. Grand Nephew: Raymond Williams and Joshua Kenneth (Angelique) Dove VI. Cousin: Yvonne Fisher. Goddaughters: Rosemarie Crocker, Almeta Birch & L. Ann Cumbie-Patterson (Lester). Godsons: Robert Battle of New York, Evan MacArthur of Japan and Petty officer Aston Cumbie Farquharson of Honolulu, Hawaii. Extended Family members: Joe &Eula Johnson, Earl Robinson, Ron Henry, Roy Moultry, Veronica Wellington, Charles (Bridgette) MacArthur, Bernice Horne Edgecombe-Tel-Saint (Amelius). And many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

He will be sorely missed.  

Memorial services will be held at, The First Missionary Baptist Church on Friday August 5 2016 at 6:00pm.22 South 9th Street, Fernandina Beach FL 32034.

In lieu of flowers donation can be made to Nassau County Community Development Corporation, Inc. for the Rychard-Lottie-Annie Cook Scholarship. Address: P.O. Box 16382, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035.

Mr. Thomas E. Cooper, 67, of Yulee, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at the Warner Center for Caring at Baptist Medical Center Nassau.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mr. Eugene Charles O'Leary, 85, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mr. Frank Springle, beloved husband of the late Helen Partin, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in St. Petersburg. Complete arrangements will be announced. 

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Patricia Hamer Bridges, 92, passed away peacefully at the Warner Center for Caring on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

Patricia was born Aug. 18, 1924, to Ruth Woodall Hamer and Norman Hamer in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As an infant, she moved with her family to Grosse Pointe, Mich., where she lived until high school. Patricia graduated from Palm Beach High School, West Palm Beach, in 1942 and attended Florida State College for Women (now Florida State University), where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In 1943, she married Capt. Merle David Bridges Jr., a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps.

Patricia spent many years working in the insurance industry for Cornelius, Johnson & Clark Insurance agents in West Palm Beach as accounting manager. When she retired in 1989 at age 65, she continued to work part-time for Richard Johnson until she was 85. In 2010, she moved to Amelia Island to live with her daughter Nancy. Patricia always loved the beach and particularly loved living on Amelia Island. An avid lifelong reader, she was a member of the Books Plus Book Club.

Patricia is survived by her children, Nancy Bridges Maxwell of Fernandina Beach, Robert (Norma) David Bridges of Jacksonville and Seven Devils, N.C., and Joanne (Andrew) Bridges Harrell of Orlando; grandchildren, Robyn (Ed) Bridges Fletcher of Raleigh, N.C., Jay P. Layman Jr. of Jacksonville, David Scott (Timona) Bridges of Los Angeles, Heather (Rob) Maxwell Rohe of Fernandina Beach, and Taylor Bridges Harrell of Gainesville; and great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Brandon, Brooke and Tommy Bridges of Los Angeles.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mr. Luis “Louie the Tiger” Reyes, 87, formerly of Chicago, passed away on Wednesday evening, Jan. 11, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach.

Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, he was one of five children born to the late Cristobal Reyes and Carlota Martinez Reyes. He grew up in Central America and, at the age of 16, came to the United States. His family settled in Chicago, where Mr. Reyes later worked in the automotive industry. He worked for many years not only in Chicago, but also Florence, S.C., and Raleigh, N.C., for independent companies. He retired in 2000 as a sales and distribution manager after working for more than 50 years in the automotive industry. In 2003, he and his wife moved to Fernandina Beach, and in 2014 moved to Yulee to property that adjoined their daughter.

Mr. Reyes and his wife were active members at St. Michael Catholic Church, where he was a member of the Men’s Club. Mr. Reyes was a volunteer with St. Michael Men’s Club and its fundraising booth at the annual Shrimp Festival.

He leaves behind his wife, Maria Reyes; their daughter, Elizabeth Coyle and her husband, Brian; and a grandson, Joshua Coyle, all of Yulee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Friday, Jan. 20, at St. Michael Catholic Church with Monsignor Vincent Haut, celebrant.

His family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 5-7 p.m. at Oxley-Heard, where the Vigil Prayer Service will be conducted at 6 p.m. with Deacon Art Treadwell.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Eva Margaret Aldridge, 95, formerly of Yulee, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Lakeland. Service information is pending.

Green Pine Funeral Home, Cremations & Cemetery

James H. "Jimmy" Perkins, 68, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. 

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Sharon L. Silva, 55, of Yulee, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the care of the Community Hospice-Warner Center in Fernandina Beach.

Eternity Funeral Homes & Cremations – Nassau 

Charles L. Speaker, 74, of Yulee, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in the care of the Community Hospice-Warner Center in Fernandina Beach.

Eternity Funeral Homes & Cremations – Nassau 

Funeral services for Patricia Hamer Bridges, 92, who passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Northeast Florida Community Hospice, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mrs. Georgina Burford, 72, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at the Warner Center for Caring at Baptist Medical Center Nassau.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Linda Delapp, 64, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Community Hospice Warner Center.

Green Pine Funeral Home, Cremations & Cemetery

Mrs. Lorraine Ray, 82, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Jack D. Jones of Gray Court, S.C., passed away at home on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017.

He is survived by his loving wife, Sherry; brother, Billy Jones (Glenda); daughter, Karin Dopson; grandson, Kevan Bunch; niece, Vivian Patterson (Richard); and cousins, Freddy (Frances) and Alvin (Bonnie) Brookside.

He will be interred at the M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in Anderson, S.C.

Cremation Society of South Carolina and Westville Funerals

Mr. Elbert E. “Ed” Wigger Jr., 80, of Yulee, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at the Warner Center for Caring.

Born in Charleston, S.C., he was the son of the late Elbert E. Wigger Sr. and Inez Todd Wigger. He grew up in Charleston where he was a graduate of St. Andrews High School. After high school he served in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard before retiring in 1978. In 1979 he moved to Orlando and joined the Orange County Public School System, where he worked until retiring in 2002. Upon moving to Yulee, he became active in Amelia Masonic Lodge No. 47 and the Fernandina Beach Shrine Club. Ed enjoyed Masonic Lodge and Shrine Club meetings and driving his “Elmo” red Mustang in the Shrine parades.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Tessa Lynn Wigger; a sister, Inez Wigger Hodges; and a brother, Robert Henson.

Mr. Wigger leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Carol Wigger of Yulee; two daughters, Starra Marie Patel of Daytona and Tessa Marie Wall of Yulee; brothers, John H. Wigger of Fernandina Beach, John W. “Whitt” Wigger of Charleston, James Henson of Moncks Corner, S.C., Scott Hayes of Charleston and Vincent Wigger of Charleston; eight nieces; four nephews; and a much-anticipated grandson due to arrive in March.

Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Amelia Lodge No. 47, 1101 S. 14th St., Fernandina Beach, with Ed O’Rourke officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, c/o Mr. Jack Love, 675 Nassauville Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

Please share his Life Story and leave your condolences and memories at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Dr. Brigitte Gardner Woodward, widow of the late Jack Woodward of Fernandina Beach, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at her home in Camilla, Ga.

Dr. Gardner Woodward was born in Eurfort, Germany, but raised by her grandparents in Silesia, Poland. In January 1948, she married Theron Bacon, a U.S. Army soldier, whom she met while she was acting as a translator during World War II. Upon Mr. Bacon's discharge, they came to Fernandina. Dr. Gardner Woodward attended Jacksonville University, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She later completed her doctorate at Nova University. She taught at several schools in Jacksonville, including San Mateo Elementary, Seabreeze Elementary, Lake Forest Elementary and was dean of girls at Terry Parker High School. She taught as a reading specialist at Edward Waters College prior to becoming the director of the Northeast Florida Head Start Program. She retired in 1991.

In 1980 she married Jack Woodward, whom she had known from her previous life in Fernandina. Mr. Woodward passed away in 1985. Mrs. Woodward was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Fernandina prior to moving to Atlantic Beach.

She leaves behind her daughters, Christel McGregor and her husband, James, of Georgetown, Fla., and Margaret Wilsie of Camilla; three grandchildren, Megan McGregor and her husband, David Bruderle, James Adam McGregor Jr. and his wife, Caitlin McGregor, and Seth McGregor; and a great-grandson, Duncan McGregor Bruderle, all of Jacksonville. Dr. Gardner Woodward leaves behind four siblings who reside in Germany.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the graveside in Bosque Bello Cemetery with the Rev. Rector Stephen Mazingo officiating.

Dr. Gardner Woodward will be laid to rest beside her husband Jack.

Please share her Life Story and leave your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

Mark Alan Carnicom, 60, of Yulee, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, surrounded by his family, in the care of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.

Eternity Funeral Homes & Cremations – Nassau

Dorine Fulmer, 85, passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Community Hospice in Fernandina Beach. Funeral arrangements will be handled by Shepard Roberson Funeral Home of Folkston, Ga.

Glenna Laurie Kappel, 67, of Fernandina Beach, passed away peacefully on her birthday, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, surrounded by her loving family in the care of the Community Hospice-Warner Center-Nassau.

Eternity Funeral Homes & Cremations – Nassau

Sylvia Perez Ferreira, 90, of Jacksonville, passed away at the Acosta-Rua Center for Caring in Jacksonville with her loving family by her side.

She was born in Alger, Algeria, on June 14, 1926, to the late Smain Kissarli and Silveria Pecot. Sylvia married the love of her life, Vincent Eugene Ferreira, in 1946, and together they raised two amazing sons, Vincent and Andre. Sylvia enjoyed a successful 30-year career as a self-employed beautician with a salon in her home. Her favorite hobbies were crocheting, knitting, needlepoint and ballroom dancing. More than anything, she enjoyed taking her grandchildren to Disney World and making lots of memories at her beach house in Fernandina Beach.

Sylvia was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Vincent Eugene Ferreira; brother, Andre S. Perez; and sisters, Maria Peraldi and Gabriel Kissarli.

Sylvia is survived by her sons, Vincent (Sydney) Ferreira of Macclenny and Andre (Richard Dorman) Ferreira of Jacksonville; three grandchildren, Todd (Heather Maley) Ferreira of Macclenny, Jill (Mike) Brannen of Macclenny and Sydney (Gerson) Avila of Jacksonville; and six great-grandchildren, Whitney Moore, Mannie Ferreira, Sofia Avila, Levi Avila, Emma Ferreira and Ellie Ferreira.

A Mass will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church in Fernandina Beach, with Father Monsignor Vincent Haut as celebrant. Interment will follow at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach.

The family will receive friends Friday, Jan. 27, from 5-7 p.m. at Oxley-Heard Funeral Home in Fernandina Beach with a Vigil beginning at 6 p.m. The arrangements are under the care of V. Todd Ferreira Services, 250 N. Lowder St., Macclenny, 259-5700. Visit www.ferreirafuneralservices.com to sign the family’s guest book.

V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services, Macclenny

Jean Harlin Glover of Suwanee, Ga., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. She was 84.

She was born July 1, 1932, in Glasgow, Ky., to Sewell Comer Harlin Sr. and Lucille Cassity Harlin. She grew up in Glasgow and attended Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., where she met her future husband and love of her life, Hays Glover Jr. They were married April 26, 1951, and reared two children.

She ran the back office for a variety of small family businesses in Kentucky and Texas. Along the way, she was instrumental in fundraising for health-care facilities in Barrington, Illinois; the Boys and Girls Club of Fernandina Beach; and the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Delta Delta, which built its sorority house in College Station, Texas, under Jean's, and other Tri-Delt alumnae’s, financial supervision. During retirement, she was involved in resident advocacy wherever she lived and was never short on feedback and organizational advice. She was sharp as a tack to her last day.

She was preceded in death by her husband and by her grandson, Timothy Ryan FitzGerald.

Jean is survived by her son, Hays Glover III and his wife, Robin; her daughter, Jean Glover FitzGerald and her husband, Tim; her brother, Sewell Comer Harlin Jr. and his wife, Marilyn; and four grandchildren, Charles Harlin Glover, Caroline Cassity Glover and her husband, Nelson Harvey, Allison Glover Hundley and her husband, Adam, and Kaitlin Taylor FitzGerald.

The family thanks the compassionate and caring staff at Arbor Terrace Johns Creek, her most recent place of residence. And a special thank you to Brandi of Loving Care Senior Concierge, who truly loved and cared for “Miss Jean” for most of the past two years.

A private memorial service will be held on Amelia Island.