Ronald Barry “RB” Jones, 70, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach.

He was born Oct. 30, 1946, in Gastonia, N.C., and moved to Fernandina Beach 25 years ago from Orange Park.

His memberships included Journey Church, Fernandina Beach Masonic Lodge, Orange Park Masonic Lodge, Shriners and Scottish Rite.

Mr. Jones served 25 years with the United States Navy, retiring as a senior chief petty officer. He was a decorated Vietnam veteran, serving three tours of duty in Vietnam with the Navy’s Brown Water forces.

He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Battle “E” with Wreath of Excellence, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (three awards), Navy Unity Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation (two awards), Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational “O” Device, Vietnam Service Medal (four awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Combat Action Ribbon.

Mr. Jones was also a certified rehabilitation counselor with the U.S. Navy and organized and raised funds for orphanages all over the world.

He was predeceased by a son, Robert Darrin Garcia, and two brothers, Samuel Jones and Donald Jones.

Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Terry Jones; two sons, Andrew Barry Jones II and Adam David Salzburg (Mandy); two daughters, Darbie Jo Garcia (Audie L. McKenzie) and Anika Helene Salzburg; a daughter-in-law, Monica Garcia; a brother, Stan Jones; one sister, Elaine Jones; six grandchildren, Jessica Robertson (Chris), Erica Bagnasco (Joey), Jonah Salzburg, and Noah, Kaleb and Kaley Conekin; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Levi Bagnasco.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Journey Church. Interment with full military honors will follow at Jacksonville National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Christian Men’s Association of Northeast Florida, 2819 Ocean Mist Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

To sign Mr. Jones’ online register book, please visit the Green Pine website at www.greenpinefuneral.com.

Arrangements by Green Pine Funeral Home.

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Mr. John C. Orr, 88, of Fernandina Beach, beloved husband of Lorraine Campbell Orr, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Amelia Plantation Chapel with Pastor Ted Schroder, officiant.

Entombment will follow in the Amelia Plantation Chapel Columbarium.

A reception will follow in the Palmetto Room of the Ocean Club.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 

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John Paul Chereck, 53, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Thursday evening, Nov. 24, 2016, at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, Ga.

He was born on April 15, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Rosemary and the late Richard Chereck. The family relocated to Fernandina Beach in 1976, and he graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 1981.

He worked for Stan Pope Flooring Co. for many years and then became associated with Atlantic Marine in Jacksonville. While at Atlantic Marine, he took night classes at Florida Community College at Jacksonville and became certified as an emergency medical technician, paramedic and firefighter working with the Duval County Fire Department. He later worked with Century Ambulance Service in Jacksonville. He also volunteered with the Nassauville Volunteer Fire Department, and he was very active with the Jacksonville Emergency Medical Association (J.E.M.A.).

Mr. Chereck was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fernandina Beach.

He leaves behind his beloved mother, Rosemary Chereck of Fernandina Beach; his brothers, Timothy (Diane) Chereck of Gray, Ga., and Peter (Christina) Chereck of Port Neches, Texas; his sister, Katherine (James) Jackson of Yulee; and several aunts and uncles, five nephews, one niece and many cousins.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Kingdom Hall on Nassauville Road.

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Jack Anderson, 73, of Yulee, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 28, 2016, at the Community Hospice Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach. There are no services planned at this time.

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Mary E. Browning, 72, formerly of Yulee, passed away Monday evening, Nov. 28, 2016, in a Jacksonville hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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A time of receiving of friends and service for Mr. Jimmy Lee Farmer, 67, of Yulee, who passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at his home, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5-7 p.m., with a time of remembrance to be held at 6 p.m., in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard.

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

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Mr. Robert "Billy" Griffin, 75, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at his home. Complete arrangements will be announced.

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Douglas "Doug" Wayne Stuber, 62, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

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Mrs. Margaret A. Becker, 91, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach.

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Mary E. Browning, 72, passed away Monday evening, Nov. 28, 2016, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville.

Mrs. Browning was born Jan. 12, 1944, in Jacksonville, and was a resident of Yulee from 1992 until 2003 before moving back to Jacksonville after a brief stay in Georgia. She was of the Baptist faith and was a strong lady. She loved her family and dearly loved caring for her grandchildren. When she had spare time, she enjoyed watching soap operas on television.

Mrs. Browning was predeceased by her husband, Harry O. Browning; a daughter, J. Michelle Mosley; a grandson, Jason Browning; a stepson, Steven Browning; and two sisters, Betty Williamson and Lurline Smith.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Robin Mosley of Jacksonville; a stepson, Harry L. Browning, of Jacksonville; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Daryl Sumner of Jacksonville; two sisters, Latrelle Wade of O'Neil and Faye Cowart of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Green Pine Cemetery with Pastor Dean Starling officiating. The family received friends Thursday evening, Dec. 1, at Green Pine Funeral Home.

To sign Mrs. Browning's online register book, please visit the Green Pine website at www.greenpinefuneral.com.

Arrangements by Green Pine Funeral Home.

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Holly J. Friedman, 63, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2016, at her home.

Born in Jacksonville, she was the daughter of the late Gladyce Fletcher Tyldsley Miller and adoptive father Alexander Augustus Miller. Holly grew up in Miami and was a graduate of Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Class of 1971. After high school, she attended Florida International University in Miami, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science.

She was born into a family of military aviators and commercial pilots and soon gained the needed training and certifications to fly as a third-generation commercial pilot and flight instructor. Holly flew for Chalk’s International Airlines out of Miami Seaplane Base, flying Grumman Mallards into Key West, Fort Lauderdale and the Bahamas. When not flying, she worked in a fly fishing shop in the Florida Keys. She later moved to Atlanta and flew corporate jets for Printpack Inc. She had made Fernandina Beach her home since 2007.

Holly was a yoga instructor, enjoyed traveling and, in recent years, flew to assist with right whale spotting and tracking.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father, Frank H. Sheffield, and her former husband, Jerry Friedman.

Holly leaves behind her brothers and sister, Michael Sheffield and his wife, Jan, of Atlanta, Susan Corbett of Jacksonville Beach, Kevin Miller and his wife, Anne, of Atlanta, and Keith Miller and his wife, Brynda, of Miami; uncles and aunts, James and Carol Miller of Yulee, and Tony and Joyce Defusco of Exton, Pa.; her stepmother, Lynn Miller of Fernandina Beach; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. 

Funeral services will be held at a later date as she is laid to rest beside her mother in Beverly Farms Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.

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

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Doug Stuber, 62, of Amelia Island, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

Born in Fort Riley, Kan., Doug was the son of Connie Stuber Klassen and the late Leon Stuber. Doug grew up in Wichita, Kan., where he attended Wichita High School East, Class of 1972. He graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Science and became a lifelong avid Shockers fan. During college, he met Darla, who would become his adored wife in 1978. They shared a love of Shocker basketball and Broncos football. After they married, Darla joined Doug in Joplin, Mo., where he began a long and accomplished career in the credit and finance industry.

He was employed by Sears Credit and Household, which later became HSBC, taking them to Denver, Colorado Springs, Chicago, Mexico City, Jacksonville and Tampa, where he held the position of director of global resourcing. He retired in 2009, and they returned to his beloved Amelia Island.

Doug gave much of his time and talent to Fernandina Beach. He was a permitted volunteer for Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch and educated friends and visitors alike about our sea turtles. He participated in Shrimp Festival parades, Flowering Fernandina and the First Coast Koi Club. Collecting koi gave him great joy and he showed them, winning numerous competitions.

He was a member of the North American Native Fishes Association and Suncoast Killifish Society and traveled with fellow enthusiasts netting and collecting native species. Doug had a passionate knowledge of flora and fauna, which he could be relied on to share and enjoy. He and Darla loved kayaking and bicycling on our island.

Doug and Darla traveled extensively in their 38-year marriage, many times off the beaten path in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South and Central America, Asia, Spain and, most recently, France, soaking up the culture and cuisine and enjoying wines of the region. Their passion was the Rocky Mountain West and Southwest enjoying snow skiing and hiking. Doug was fluent in Spanish and loved the chance to practice.

He is survived by his wife, Darla; his mother, Connie Stuber Klassen; two sisters, Anita Hoefling and her husband, Darrell, and Angel Mann and her husband, Don; and a brother, Willie Stuber, all of Wichita; and many nieces and nephews.

We are all a bit kinder, more joyful and more connected because of Doug.

A time to celebrate his life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard.

His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.

Further services will be held in Wichita at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Doug’s name to the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, P.O. Box 566, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035.

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

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Mr. Wade Williams, 33, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.

Born in Fernandina Beach, he was the son of Patrick W. Williams and Polly Ann Duggan. Wade grew up in Fernandina Beach and was a graduate of Fernandina Beach High School, Class of 2002. He had attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville from his freshman year through his junior year of high school. After high school, he attended Valdosta State College before returning to Fernandina and attending Florida Community College at Jacksonville. During high school and college, Wade was a standout on the football team, playing primarily center and nose tackle.

Wade worked in security at Container Corporation of America, and as a cellphone tower surveyor and locator with Falcon Peak Network and RAM Communications. He also worked with the family business.

He was an avid Florida State Seminoles fan and enjoyed playing video games and spending time with his granddaughters.

He leaves behind his wife, Suzy Williams; his father, Patrick W. Williams; his mother, Polly Dutra and her husband, John, all of Fernandina Beach; a brother, Kyle Williams and his wife, Julia, of Yulee; a sister, Hannah Williams of Forsyth, Ga.; his children, Jerry Branson of Indianapolis, Brittany Branson of St. Marys and Breanna Branson of Jacksonville; his paternal grandfather, Donald S. Williams and his wife, Eve, of Douglasville, Ga.; paternal grandmother, Leah Windham of Fernandina Beach; maternal grandparents, Lowell and Sharon Hall of Fernandina Beach; two grandchildren, Kasyn Branson and Neveah Parra; and a multitude of loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard with the Rev. Steve Leggett officiating.

Wade will be laid to rest in the Judd Family Cemetery.

His family will receive friends on Friday, Dec. 2, from 4-6 p.m., at Oxley-Heard funeral home.

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

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Carlene Carter Kitchens, 83, of Southside Drive in Blakely, Ga., passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at Four County Health and Rehabilitation in Richland, Ga.

Mrs. Kitchens was born in Waycross, Ga., on June 9, 1933, to the late John Loyd Carter and Nellie Lee Bagley Carter. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Hiluard Kitchens Sr.; and a sister, Geraldine C. Byrum. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Blakely and a homemaker.

Mrs. Kitchens’ survivors include a daughter, Theresa F. Morrell and Jim of Fort Gaines, Ga.; a son, Clarence Hiluard Kitchens Jr. and April of Cumming, Ga., two brothers, Carlos Carter and Ruby and J.T. Carter, all of Fernandina Beach. There are five grandchildren, Trey Kitchens of Atlanta, Will Foster (Kirsten) and Casey Puckett (Will), all of Blakely, Whitney Spurlock of Dawson, Ga., and Caleb Morrell of Statesboro, Ga. She also has four great-grandchildren, Rylan Foster, Wyatt Puckett, Moly Foster and Hendrix Spurlock.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, in the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely. The family received friends at the funeral home prior to the service. The Rev. Phil Thomas officiated.

Local services were held on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4, at the graveside in Bosque Bello Cemetery, as she was laid to rest beside her husband.

Her family received friends on Sunday at Oxley-Heard prior to the graveside service.

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Ms. Betty Bowen Poland, 88, of Fernandina Beach, passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at Quality Health in Fernandina Beach.

A native of Fernandina, Ms. Poland was the daughter of the late Clement Bowen and Mary Jane Rival Bowen. Her father, Clem, was a shrimper in the Fernandina area, where Betty attended school. She married at an early age and eventually moved to Morgantown, W.Va., where she reared her family.

Her beloved son, Alan McCartney, and her brothers, Clem Jr. and Eugene, preceded her in death.

Ms. Poland enjoyed travel. She drove coast to coast in the USA a number of times, loved train travel, and embarked on a bus tour of Europe at age 84. Ms. Poland was of the Episcopal faith.

Ms. Poland leaves behind her son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Tannis Curls of Fernandina Beach; her son, Mark Harris of Jacksonville; her daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca McCartney and Dewain Hanlon of Fernandina Beach; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

The family received friends Monday afternoon, Dec. 5, at the Oxley-Heard Funeral Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, at the graveside in Bosque Bello Cemetery with the Rev. Jackie Hayes officiating.

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Darrell Lee Crane Sr., 52, of Hilliard, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Funeral services will be announced.

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Michael Cook, 58, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at his home.

Mr. Cook was born Dec. 2, 1957, in Jacksonville to Louis Nolan Cook and Rose Marie Sherman.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Mr. Cook is survived by his father, Louis Nolan Cook; stepmother, Janet Bradley Cook; brothers and sisters, Nola Soo Hoo (Thomas) of Clifton Park, N.Y., Daniel Cook (Gloria) of Middleburg, and Peggy Hatch (Gregory) of Pleasanton, Calif.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Nassau Baptist Temple, 101 Blackrock Road, Yulee, with Pastor Al Paulson officiating.

Hardage-Giddens Town & Country Funeral Home of Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas “Tommy” Clyde Erdmann, affectionately known as “Hot Shot,” 19, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.

He was born in Fernandina Beach, the son of Thomas J. Erdmann and Christina Rumsey. Throughout middle school, Tommy played baseball and football and developed a love for karate. Upon entering Fernandina High School, he began wrestling, which he continued until graduating from Yulee High School in 2015. After high school, he mentored and assisted younger students pursuing the sport of wrestling. After graduation, Tommy followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and pursued enlistment in the United States military. While awaiting his deployment date to basic training with the United States Marine Corps, he worked with the recruiters in transitioning and motivating prospective recruits. Most recently, Tommy had worked at Jiffy Lube on Eighth Street and had worked as a server at Pablo’s and the Verandah Restaurant. Since childhood, he had traveled throughout the United States and various foreign countries with his grandparents, including Germany, Switzerland and Japan. His world travels and German heritage rendered Tommy bilingual and fluent in German and English.

He enjoyed being the disc jockey at home get-togethers with his friends and time spent at Club 14 Fitness Center.

Tommy had attended Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Clyde Goodbread, who passed away in 2012.

He leaves behind his father, Thomas Erdmann of Fernandina Beach; his paternal grandmother, Jutta Goodbread of Fernandina Beach; his mother, Christina Rumsey of Quincy, Fla.; siblings, Hannah Erdmann, Dwight Erdmann, Destiny Bramstedt and Robert Little; several aunts and uncles, including an uncle, Stefan Erdmann and his wife, Cheryl; and a large number of cousins and extended family members.

Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard with Pastor Ida Iverson officiating.

Tommy will be laid to rest in Hughes Cemetery.

His family will receive friends on Saturday at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of service.

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

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Mr. James Eugene “Gene” Graham, 89, of Amelia Island, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach.

Born in Lafayette, Ga., he was one of the three children, and the last living child, born to the late Walter and Exie Adams Graham. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he attended the Baylor School, was a member of the Apollo Boys Choir and the graduating Class of 1943. After graduating from Baylor he attended the University of Tennessee, where he graduated as a business major. He later attended and earned his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in Boston in 1958.

His professional career began at the early age of 18, when he owned radio stations in Ohio and Georgia. He worked for and served as vice president of the Cavalier Corp. of Chattanooga and served as chairman and CEO of Medical Disposables Corp. of Marietta, Ga., before owning and serving as president of three long-term care facilities in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bradenton.

Mr. Graham was an avid and accomplished golfer and was a member of the Honors Course in Chattanooga, the Amelia Island Club and the Harvard Club of New York City.

He and his wife have been residents of the Amelia Island Plantation since 1993, where they were members of Amelia Plantation Chapel.

He was a veteran of the United States Army.

Mr. Graham leaves behind his wife, Barbara Davison Graham of Amelia Island; children, Emily G. Mingledorff and her husband, Chris, of Charleston, S.C., Barbara Lee Black and her husband, Ray White, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and William Brian Black of Atlanta; grandchildren, Madison, Molly and George Mingledorff of Charleston, and Hamilton Black of Atlanta; and several nieces and nephews.

To celebrate the life of Mr. Graham; a luncheon will be held on Monday, Dec. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ocean Club of the Amelia Island Plantation.

If so desired, memorial gifts may be made in his honor to the Baylor School, 171 Baylor School Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405; or to the Baptist Health Foundation, 1250 S. 18h St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

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

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Mr. Robert William “Billy” Griffin, 75, of Fernandina Beach, passed away at his home on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

Born in Fernandina, he was the son of the late Daniel Webster and Jane McDonald Griffin. Billy grew up in Fernandina and was a graduate of Fernandina High School, Class of 1960. After graduation, he worked for a short time with ITT Rayonier and Terminal Bag before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served in Germany as a teletype operator with the 4th Armored Division of the 24th Engineering Battalion until being honorably discharged in 1965. Upon returning home, he worked with Rayonier until joining Florida Public Utilities. Billy always was behind the wheel of Truck No. 39 and retired in 2005 after 39 years of service to the residents of Nassau County.

Billy was a great man of faith.

He enjoyed fishing, camping and ministering to the souls of those that were lost.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Tiffany, who passed away on Nov. 18, and two brothers, Danny and Jimmy Griffin.

Billy leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Blanche Barber Griffin; a daughter, Shan Mason and her husband, Duncan, of Fernandina Beach; a brother, Charles Griffin and his wife, Kathy Freeman, of Yulee; a sister, Jane F. Garner and her husband, Harry, of Decatur, Ala.; three grandchildren, Lauren Elizabeth Williams (David), William Jaden Griffin, Cody Clayton Hufstetler and too many extended family members to list.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at First Assembly of God of Fernandina Beach with Dr. James K. Pringle of Jacksonville officiating.

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Tiffany Celeste Griffin passed away on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, following a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 30, 1974, to Robert (Billy) Griffin and Blanche Barber Griffin.

Tiffany graduated from Denise Carol Modeling Agency of Jacksonville at age 16. She worked in Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville.

After graduating from high school, she went to Florida State College at Jacksonville and transferred to nursing school in Georgia. She loved to cook and read, listen to music and especially nighttime prayers with her sons.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Dan W. and Jane Griffin of Fernandina Beach, and maternal grandparents were Albert and Iona Barber of Fernandina Beach.

As a family, we thank you all for touching her life and for allowing her to touch yours. Helping others who needed her was her greatest joy.

Tiffany temporarily leaves behind two wonderful sons, William Jaden Griffin, 20, and Cody Clayton Hufstetler, 13.  She also leaves behind a sister, Shan (Duncan) Mason of Fernandina Beach, and a loving niece, Lauren (David) Williams of Yulee. There are too many aunts, uncles, cousins and their families to count at this time.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at the First Assembly of God of Fernandina Beach with Dr. James K. Pringle Jr. of Jacksonville officiating.

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Beverly “Bev” Hegarty, M.D., departed this life on Sunday morning, Dec. 4, 2016.

She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, John “Jack” Hegarty; her daughter, Suzanne Peregrine (Michael) and their sons, her grandsons, William, Peter and Samuel; and her daughter, Holly Jehle (Michael) and their sons, her grandsons, Christopher, David and John; and her son, John Hegarty III and his daughter, her granddaughter, Kathryn.

Dr. Hegarty lived in Detroit and Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Glencoe, Ill., prior to relocating to the Amelia Island Plantation in 2001. She and her husband had spent time each year for more than two decades at the Plantation before making Amelia Island their permanent home.

She graduated from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan Medical School before practicing medicine at Sinai Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She was president of her medical sorority and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission in Yulee with the Rev. Father Rafal Mazurowski, celebrant.

Dr. Hegarty will be laid to rest in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army – Northeast Florida Nassau County Hope House, 410 S. Ninth St., Fernandina Beach, FL  32034.

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

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Winona Council Harter Jones, 87, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. She was a lifelong resident of Yulee.

She was the daughter of the late James Ivy and Elizabeth Council.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Lee Harter Sr.; and brothers, Jimmy Council and Jerry Council.

She is survived by a daughter, Gloria Harter Jones; son, Robert Lee Harter Jr. (Nancy); daughter, Teresa Buckhalt (Greg); son, Pat Harter (Carol); eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Ms. Jones was a graduate of Yulee High School. She later was employed by the Jacksonville City Zoological Park. She retired after 20-plus years of employment with the Department of Agricultural Inspection. Winona was a proud member of the Fraternal Order of Police as well as the Police Benevolent Association.

For many years, she was a member of Blackrock Baptist Church in Yulee.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at Blackrock Baptist Church, with the family receiving friends at 1 p.m. She will be laid to rest following the service in Hughes Cemetery with Nassau County law-enforcement honors.

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Mr. Walter E. Buser, 90, formerly of Atlantic Beach, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

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William Joseph Fussell Jr., 65, of Hilliard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, in Jacksonville.

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Jean Ann Hanna, 91, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.

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Christopher Allen Harris Jr., 31, of Hilliard, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.

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Maxie Wayne Hinkle Jr., 44, of Yulee, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in the care of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida at St. Vincent’s Hospital –Riverside.

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Alan Brian McIntyre Jr., 38, of Fernandina Beach, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.

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Del Ray Wood, 31, of Callahan, passed away on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.

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