Obituaries

Donald W. Richards

Donald W. Richards

Sep 22, 2010

Donald W. Richards, 67, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Jean Carol Cummings

Jean Carol Cummings

Sep 19, 2010

Jean Carol Cummings, 71, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2010 after a year long battle with cancer. She was born on June 30, 1939 in Bertha, MN to parents Donald and Mildred Peterson. Mema, as she was known to everyone, loved watching baseball and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was...

Gloria P. Luckinbill

Gloria P. Luckinbill

Sep 18, 2010

Gloria Luckinbill, 92, passed away September 18, 2010. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Neal Luckinbill. She is survived by her son, Donald Thompson; daughter, Alice Devaughn; son, Steven Luckinbill; daughter, Suzanne Luckinbill; 5 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses,...

Anna A. Fischer

Anna A. Fischer

Sep 18, 2010

Anna A. Fischer, 55, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Doris M. Dewitte

Doris M. Dewitte

Sep 17, 2010

Doris M. DeWitte 9/28/1928 – 9/17/2010 Doris M. DeWitte was born September 28, 1928 to Joseph Patrick Shields and Anna Bennett Shields in Woodstock Minnesota. She had two brothers, Donald and Harold and two sisters, Evelyn and Helen. After graduating from high school she obtained her teaching certificate. She taught grades 1-8 in a one room country school house...

James Allen Hampton, Sr

James Allen Hampton, Sr

Sep 17, 2010

Retired AKC James Hampton (Jim), Jacksonville passed away 9/17/2010. He was born 2/08/1943 to Tom and Irene Hampton in Norman Park Ga. He is survived by his wife Betty; two daughters, Anne DeShaw and Cora Stone; son, James Jr; 5 grandchildren: Seth and Gabrielle De Shaw, Thea, Kelsey and Jessica Hampton; 2 brothers, Gerald and Michael Hampton; and a...

Nina W. Coles

Nina W. Coles

Sep 17, 2010

COLES- Nina White Coles, 75, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on September 17th, 2010. Nina was born in Nashville, Tennessee, daughter of Maggie Josephine Holland and Pressley Oakley White. In Nashville, Nina graduated from Litton High School and St Thomas School of Nursing. Nina married John Wilson Coles in 1957 and together they lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Birmingham, Alabama...

Rebecca J. Bittner

Rebecca J. Bittner

Sep 16, 2010

Rebecca J. Bittner, 60, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm on Sat., Oct. 9th at Crescent Beach Baptist Church. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Maxine P. Feeney

Maxine P. Feeney

Sep 16, 2010

Maxine Peterson Feeney died September 16, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida, after a short illness. Maxine was the only daughter of Henry and Eleanor Peterson, born May 18, 1921, in Hanna Wyoming. She graduated from high school in Hanna at age 16, being awarded that school’s first academic ‘letter’. Maxine went on to Park College in Parkville, Missouri, being rewarded...

Betty Jean Shuman

Betty Jean Shuman

Sep 16, 2010

Betty Jean Shuman, age 74, of Jacksonville, passed away on September 16, 2010. She was born in Badham (now Reevesville,) SC, the youngest child of the late Harry Shuman and Bessie Belle Walters Shuman, on April 10, 1936. She was a 1954 graduate of St. George High School, St. George, SC. Shortly after her graduation, she began work for...

Ronald B. Canady

Ronald B. Canady

Sep 14, 2010

Ronald B. Canady passed away peacefully at his home Sept. 14, 2010. Cherishing his memory is his loving wife Barbara, son Jon and his wife Carmen and his two grandchildren Morgan and Jacob. He will always live in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

John C. Price

John C. Price

Sep 14, 2010

John C. Price, 74, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Louise B. Staninger

Louise B. Staninger

Sep 14, 2010

Louise B. Staninger, 97, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Kathy Needham Shipman

Kathy Needham Shipman

Sep 11, 2010

Kathy Needham Shipman passed away September 11, 2010 in Jacksonville, FL in the loving arms of her family. Kathy was born on January 26, 1945 in Alma, Michigan. She lived the early part of her life in Lansing, Michigan, and later moved to Jacksonville where she lived and enjoyed her life. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Irene M. Cosio

Irene M. Cosio

Sep 11, 2010

Irene M. Cosio died peacefully among family on 9-11 after a prolonged illness. She was truly an angel all of her life. She was born in Boston, Mass. 12-4-1931, to parents Chris Canton from Amsterdam Holland and Stella Canton born in Poland. She is in heaven now and at peace. She leaves behind her husband of 58 years Benjamin...

Donna J. Higginbotham

Donna J. Higginbotham

Sep 11, 2010

Donna Jean Weaver Earll Higginbotham, 80, of Jacksonville, slipped peacefully into eternity on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida after a brief battle with cancer. Donna was born on September 30, 1929 in Lawrence Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania to Joseph E. Weaver and Marion L. Church. She spent her childhood and early adult years...

Florence M. Dacasto

Florence M. Dacasto

Sep 8, 2010

Florence DaCasto, 95, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Larry Kenneth Bush

Larry Kenneth Bush

Sep 8, 2010

Larry Bush, 65, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010. A Dignified Alternative-Hatcher Cremations (904) 260-2522

Alan Foody

Alan Foody

Sep 8, 2010

Alan M. Foody, 56, passed from this life on September 8th after a lengthy illness. A longtime local resident, Alan graduated Bishop Kenny in 1972 and UF in 1976. He was graduated from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1980 and the Florida Bar in 1983. Alan entered private practice...

Rachel Kain

Rachel Kain

Sep 3, 2010

Rachel “Rae” R. Kain died September 3, 2010. She was born on May 2, 1925, the daughter of Anne Quinn and James Richardson. Rae was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Jack Kain. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie, and son, Richard. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 1:30pm at...