Recent Obituaries and Notices

Ronald Matthew James Mckendry

Ronald Matthew James Mckendry

July 12, 2011

Ronald Matthew James McKendry, 41, of Orange Park, FL passed away on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Mallory; his son Chad and Chad’s mother Dawn L. McKendry; mother, Thelma Hutson; and one brother, James. He graduated from the University of Hawaii in Respiratory Care and was also very proud of having a third...

Steven Hobson Purdy

Steven Hobson Purdy

July 11, 2011

Steven Hobson Purdy, age 64, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Ronald L. Spell

Ronald L. Spell

July 8, 2011

Ronald L. Spell, age 48, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

James Frank Szafranski

James Frank Szafranski

July 8, 2011

James F. Szafranski, age 57, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Mirinda Nichole Willoughby

Mirinda Nichole Willoughby

July 8, 2011

Mirinda Nichole Willoughby, 30, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Michael Edward Coffey

Michael Edward Coffey

July 7, 2011

Michael Coffey, age 75, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

George Edward Shephard

George Edward Shephard

July 3, 2011

George Edward Shephard passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father Walter Shephard and is survived by his wife, Brenda; his stepson, Shawn Duprey and his wife Vicki; his mother, Joyce Shephard and her long time friend, Maurice McGurk; his brothers: Don and his wife Sue, David, Bill and...

Merlin "Warren" Cantrell

Merlin "Warren" Cantrell

July 3, 2011

Merlin “Warren” Cantrell, 73, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was born to Oscar Cantrell and Delores King Cantrell in Irvin County, Georgia on October 1, 1937. He honorably served in The United States Navy as an electrician. Later, he worked in Electronics & Refrigeration for the Duval County School Board and retired after 30 years of dedicated...

Mary "Beth" Elizabeth Waltz

Mary "Beth" Elizabeth Waltz

July 2, 2011

Mary "Beth" Waltz passed away peacefully at home on Saturday July 2, 2011 after several years of battling Cancer. Beth has 6 children, Tony Yourn Jacksonville, FL, Soyna White Saint Augustine, FL, Bobby Hendrix, Monroe, GA, Kim Toffali, Shawn Yourn, and Adam Waldrop of Glen St. Mary. Grandchildren, Damieon, Candi, Bobby, Kristin, Anthony, Samantha, David, Shawn, Hunter, Taylor and...

Muriel M. Grainger

Muriel M. Grainger

July 2, 2011

Muriel Madeline Grainger Muriel Grainger, 81 of Jacksonville, FL passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 in Community Hospice Northeast FL, Hadlow Center. She battled bladder cancer for nearly a year. She was born to Evelyn Bradstreet Ward Wright and Raymond Francis Ward on February 28, 1930 in Freedom, Maine. She graduated from Mortuary School in Philadelphia, Pa. Muriel was...

Guylyn Ruth Morris

Guylyn Ruth Morris

June 29, 2011

Guylyn Ruth Chamberlain Morris, 78, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas on September 8, 1932 to Guy and Nancy (Heimbach) Chamberlain. Guylyn was raised in Kansas City, graduating from Wyandotte High in 1950. She married Donald Morris in 1952 and they relocated to Jacksonville in 1961. She retired...

Tina Maria Franks

Tina Maria Franks

June 27, 2011

Tina M. Franks, 45, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Ernest "Chuck" Charles Waite, Jr.

Ernest "Chuck" Charles Waite, Jr.

June 27, 2011

Ernest Charles Waite, Jr. (Chuck) Entered into rest Monday, June 27, 2011 at Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida after an extended illness. A private family memorial service will be held later after cremation according to Chuck’s wishes and handled by Hatcher Mortuary in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Waite, known to friends as Chuck and Butch to his family, was born in...

Shirley Katherine Ford Pickering

Shirley Katherine Ford Pickering

June 27, 2011

Shirley Katherine Ford Pickering, age 87, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Melissa Diane Henderson Deese

Melissa Diane Henderson Deese

June 24, 2011

Deese, Melissa Diane Henderson. Remembering the life and legacy of Melissa, age 44, who passed on to heaven June 24, 2011. Melissa was born August 11, 1966 in Rockledge, FL. She is survived by her parents, Richard and Gail Henderson; son, Chase; sister, Sonya (Ed) Sowell; fiancé, Bob Willett; nephews: Brent, Brandon, and Craig Sowell; niece, Lynn Sowell; and...

Dorothy L. Weather

Dorothy L. Weather

June 24, 2011

Dorothy L. Weather, 85, went to be with our Lord and Savior on June 24, 2011. She will be remembered as a strong yet quiet, practical and unique woman. Managing an efficient household for seven, she taught her children independence, courage, objectivity, and self reliance while giving them a soft place to land when needed. She was free with...

Eleanor Miriam Hoelzer

Eleanor Miriam Hoelzer

June 19, 2011

Eleanor Miriam Hoelzer nee Bruning passed away peacefully on June 19, 2011. Eleanor spent most of her life in Middlesex County, New Jersey and moved to Jacksonville, FL in 2008. Eleanor was preceded in death by her late husband Rueben C. Hoelzer, Jr. (Pop) and is survived by her son Kevin Hoelzer (Viki) of Jacksonville, FL; daughter Karen Verderber...

Eugene M. Hill

Eugene M. Hill

June 18, 2011

Eugene M. Hill of Jacksonville, FL, passed away June 18, 2011.

Dale G. Rinderknecht

Dale G. Rinderknecht

June 17, 2011

Dale G. Rinderknecht, 60, of Jacksonville, FL, went to be with the Lord Friday, June 17, 2011. He was born on August 25, 1950 in Ferndale, MI to Ralph and Betty Rinderknecht. He was a member of the Church of Jacksonville as well as an active member of Via de Cristo and the Kairos Prison Ministry in Port St....

David Dixon

David Dixon

June 13, 2011

David Dixon, 54, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522