Martin P. Ryan, 68, of Neptune Beach, FL, passed away February 5, 2018. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 8, 1949.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Allie V. Moseley Ryan. Marty served in the US Navy and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 129 as well as the VFW Post 3270. In addition to his wife, Allie, he is survived by his two sisters, Maureen Ryan of Steep Falls, ME and Diane Hubbard of Livingstone, ME; two step-daughters, Anita Lightner  of Interlachen, FL and Auriela Beckwith of Jacksonville, FL; seven step-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren.  
Funeral services, with military honors, will be held 11:30 am Tuesday at Jacksonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6-8 pm at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, FL.
 

Leonard Martin Silver, 90, of Atlantic Beach, passed away February 1, 2018. He was born in Chicago, IL on August 25, 1927. Leonard graduated from The University of Illinois College of Pharmacy.
He was married to Shirley B. Silver for 63 years and together they owned and operated Silver’s Drugs, a Neptune Beach landmark, for 31 years.
He served in the Army during WWII.
He was involved in countless organizations. He served as President of the First Coast Parliamentarians, and was a charter member of the Toastmasters Club. He served as a Judge of the Kiwanis Regional Science and Engineering Fairs and the Florida State Science and Engineering fairs for 15 years. He was on the board of Directors of the American Cancer Society and the Jacksonville Art Museum.
He is survived by his daughters, Sharon Silver, Elaine Silver, Deborah Toole (Andy) and Gayle Crawford (Bob) and granddaughter, Nichole Silver (Jason Simpson). He is predeceased by his wife, Shirley B. Silver, sister, Ruth Rosenthal and brother, Dr. Jerome Silver.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 1:00 pm, Sunday, February 4th at Beth El-The Beaches Synagogue, 288 Roscoe Blvd. N., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 with Rabbi Matuson presiding.
For those who prefer, memorial contributions may be made to Beth El-The Beaches Synagogue. Please make a notation indicating “In Honor of Leonard Silver”. The donations will be used to plant trees in Israel.
Please Sign the guestbook at www.hardagegiddensoaklawnchapel.com Hardage-Giddens, The Oaklawn Chapel, 4801 San Jose Blvd is serving the family.

Frances Edith Wright Bennett passed away on February 6, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. She was born in Portland, ME on May 16, 1918. She was the daughter of Joseph and Fannie Wright. She attended Syracuse University where she majored in English. On August 23, 1939, she married Richard Bacon Bennett of Old Saybrook, CT. He was the son of Russell C. Bennett of East Hampton, NY and Miami Beach, FL and Annie Lewis Bennett of Old Saybrook, CT.
She is survived by her four daughters, Georgia Panya, Ginnie Munson (husband, James I Munson III), Barbara Walters (husband, Ronald G. Walters), and Joan Mickelson, grandchildren, Coria Panya, Ryan Feeley, Natalie Feeley-Robinson, and Lesley Edwards, and great grandson, Johnathan Patrick Robinson. She also has three living brother-in-laws, Gunnar Bennett, Joshua Bennett, and Russell C. Bennett, Jr. Numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews will celebrate her life.
A Memorial Service was held at Vicar’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach on Friday, February 9, 2018. Inurnment will be in Old Saybrook, CT at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in her honor to her favorite charities: St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, MT or  Vicar’s Landing Scholarship Fund.
Please visit our online Tribute at www.quinn-shalz.com. Services under the care and direction of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home.
 

Harcourt “Butch” Bull, age 79, died at his home in historic Edgefield, South Carolina on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
Butch was the son of Harcourt Bull, Jr. of Atlantic Beach and Frances Michael of Knoxville, Tennessee, both deceased. He was born in Jacksonville and grew up in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Butch graduated from Duncan U. Fletcher High School in 1956. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating as a chemical engineer. He had a gifted intellect and was a scientist at the Savannah River Nuclear Reservation Site in South Carolina. He retired as a liaison between the EI Dupont Company and Bechtel Industries of San Francisco. Butch was a United States Air Force veteran having achieved the rank of captain. He was very active in the community in which he lived and was a devoted communicant and member of the choir of the Edgefield United Methodist Church. Recently, he enjoyed serving as a bailiff in the Edgefield County Courthouse.
Butch is survived by his wife, Cynthia, Odell Bull, and four children: Harcourt “Court” IV (Martha) Augusta, Georgia and Angela B. Bowden (Brad) of Portland, Oregon; George H. Boyd (Kristi) and Henry H. “Hank” Boyd; two brothers,, William A. “Bill” Bull (Jane) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and Jon Michael (Sherry) of Knoxville, Tennessee and eight grandchildren and one great grandson. Butch was also the first cousin of George Bull, Jr, Beverly Bull Pope, Cheleene Bull Schembera (Jeff), Richard T. Bull (Shirley), Charles H. Bull and Richard B. Hubbard (Gail). He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A service to celebrate his life was held at the Edgefield Methodist Church in Edgefield, South Carolina on Saturday, February 10, 2018 with many relatives and friends in attendance. Edgefield Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Edgefield United Methodist Church. P.O. Box 25, Edgefield, SC 29824 or any charity of your choice.
Please sign the Guestbook online at www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com
 

It is with broken hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, John Lawrence "Larry" Caldwell, on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at the home of his fiancé in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Larry was born on December 7, 1950, in Orlando, Florida to Fred and Mildred Caldwell. He is predeceased by his parents and survived by his fiancé, Elizabeth Gayle Broadfield, his big sister, Nanci Faulkner (Jay) and his twin sister, Laura Hyde (Glenn Smith). Larry referred to his sisters as his "S'MOTHERS" and we DID smother him with love and attention. Larry is also survived by his nephew, Tom Hyde, his niece, Nancy Hyde (Omar Perez) and great nephew, Ray Carlos Perez, his uncle, Damon Lawrence of Bartow, Florida, many numerous cousins, and his angel caregiver, "the wizard" Lucy Ferguson.
Larry graduated from Fletcher High School in the class of 1968. He attended the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and graduated from JU. While at UF, he was a member of the SAE fraternity and sweetheart of the Tri Delta sorority. It was while in Gainesville that he met his college sweetheart, Gayle. He also held membership in the Northeast Florida Marlin Association and Ducks Unlimited. He had over 100 hours of volunteer service at the Gabriel House of Care at the Mayo Clinic. He was a member of Community Presbyterian Church where he worshipped as his health permitted. He especially enjoyed the coffee and donut time between church services where he would eat a chocolate iced donut as his sisters glared at him, knowing he was not supposed to be eating them.
After college, Larry was employed in the emergency department of Beaches Hospital, as an EMT, for seven years. He enjoyed helping the nurses and doctors so much and gained a wealth of knowledge concerning patient care which he always remembered. Larry later became a stockbroker and worked in downtown Jacksonville for Blackstock and Company. After a few years there, Larry became very interested in motor yachts and sports fishing boats and became a yacht broker, working in Jacksonville at Roger Hansen Yacht Sales and at Beach Marine. He then took a position with HMY yacht sales in Ft Lauderdale, a place he dearly loved and worked hard in the boating business for many years there. He was highly recognized for his expertise in the boating world and received many accolades, awards and trips because of his high boat sales and business acumen.
Larry was a man of many interests and tastes. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed ocean fishing...well, catching was preferred to fishing...he loved to teach others how to make rigs, and gaff the huge game fish into the boat. He was happiest in the early morning in a duck blind. He was an accomplished archer and loved bow hunting. He enjoyed many hunting and fishing trips to other locales with his buddies. Larry had a vast library of reading materials and he and mother both enjoyed a crossword puzzle, many times finishing each other's words. He loved to sketch with pen and ink and lettered in calligraphy beautifully. He enjoyed the TV show "Forged in Steel" and collected hand forged knives with Damascus blades. He had an uncanny knowledge of WWII military facts and figures. Being born on Pearl Harbor Day made him an instant enthusiast for wartime history. He knew the names of every ship, aircraft and general in the military and could recount air and ground battles. He looked forward to living in the Virginia hills surrounded by Civil War battle sites. He enjoyed building model airplanes and has many models still today that he built in his earlier years. Larry LOVED to eat all types of food with an international flair for Philippine lumpia and pancit, Japanese sushi, Thai cuisine, Peruvian ceviche and always enjoyed a thick steak on the grill. He absolutely had a zest for living and living large!
While living in Ft. Lauderdale, Larry was diagnosed with colon cancer and spent many months of chemo and radiation therapy. At this time, he moved back to Ponte Vedra Beach to help care for his aging mother. Larry survived colon cancer for over thirty years, but while living back home, was diagnosed as an adult with diabetes. His diabetic condition worsened until he was made to retire from his adored profession of yacht sales, when diagnosed with end stage renal disease. Because of this diagnosis he endured kidney dialysis three times a week for many years. Due to continuing health issues he was dropped from the kidney transplant program at Mayo Clinic. That being a great disappointment, he was still determined to carry on as complete and joyful a life as he could.
SO...in the late summer of 2017, Larry saw an advertisement to connect with someone from the past. Taking a chance, he tried to contact Gayle, his college sweetheart of 47 years ago!! After finding her and talking on the phone for days on end, he flew to meet her in Virginia. The spark was rekindled and after visiting her at Christmas, Larry asked Gayle to marry him! They were planning to be married in Jacksonville Beach on May 5th of this year, and then live in their home in Virginia. Unfortunately that union will never be, but Larry and Gayle felt like they were already blessed to be together as life partners. Larry was the happiest we have ever known him when he was with his beloved. He was completely whole when they were together. It was there, in their home, the home he would share with his bride, that he lived his last day. He adored Gayle, the short time he had with the love of his life, and his spirit is with her today.
A memorial service will be held at Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic Beach at 2pm on Saturday, February 17th with reception to follow. A Celebration of Larry’s Life will be held at The Ritz Bar in Jacksonville Beach after the reception.
Because of his and Gayle's love for dogs, we are asking that if you wish to make a contribution to his life and this endless love story, please send it to the following: Katlin Daley, Director Fredericksburg Area Regional SPCA, 10819 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408. Reference Larry Caldwell
Thank you for loving our brother Nanci and Laura.
 

Lois Fahringer, age 82 of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, gave her soul to the Lord on February 7, 2018.
She was born on December 23, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA and graduated from Havertown High School. She married her high school sweetheart Lyle Fahringer in 1956. Lois was an avid bowler and in The Women’s Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She loved to crochet, cook, and garden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle, daughter Sandy, mother Florence, father Clifford and brother Cliff.
Lois is survived by her daughter, Sue, and son-in-law Alex, grandchildren Kristy, Mel, Dave and Jake, and great grandchildren Adam and Cordealya. She has many nieces and nephews: Melissa, Meagan, Peyton, Patti, Jeanni, Leslie, Jonathan, Baby Jonathan and Danny, and her best friend Mary Newman. She was much loved and will be greatly missed.
A Service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 Penman Road, Neptune Beach, Florida 32266 on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM.

Ernesto G. Alfaro, 77, of Atlantic Beach, died February 8, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Marland Eb Benner, Jr., 92, of Jacksonville, passed away February 5, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Frances Edith Wright Bennett died February 6, 2018. A Memorial Service was held at Vicar’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach on Friday, February 9, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Harcourt “Butch” Bull, 79, of Edgefield, SC, died February 7, 2018. A service to celebrate his life was held at the Edgefield Methodist Church in Edgefield, South Carolina on February 10, 2018.
John Lawrence "Larry" Caldwell, died February 6, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic Beach at 2pm on February 17, 2018.
Nellie Jane Campbell, 92, died February 6, 2018. Arrangments by Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, (904)285-1130.
Elwood LeRoy Derr, Jr., 73, passed away February 5, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Lois Fahringer, 82, of Jacksonville Beach, died February 7, 2018. A Service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 400 Penman Road, Neptune Beach, Florida 32266 on February 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM.
Mildred Hanna, 95, of Jacksonville Beach, died February 13, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Ronald Chester Phillips, 73, of Atlantic Beach, died February 11, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Eunice Beatrice Smith, 83, of Jacksonville Beach, died February 7, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Ella Louise Walker, 82, of Jacksonville, died February 9, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Barrett Ross Wanamaker, 76, of Jacksonville, died February 9, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
John Zayatz, III, 57, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 7, 2018.  Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.

Due to varying lengths on individual obituaries, they may not appear in alphabetical order.

WILLIAM ELZIE LOADHOLTZ
Let it be known that on February 16, 2018, William Elzie Loadholtz (87) has passed away due to complications following surgery. William was born in Jacksonville, attended Fletcher High School, was a member of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Beach and worked as a pipe fitter and plumber.  He retired in 1992 from Toyota/Joyserv. William is preceded in death by sister, Janet Elenich and son, Robert. 
He is survived by wife, Betty; brother, Gene; daughter, Sherrye Frady (Walter); sons, Alan Abrahamsen (Effie) and Bill Abrahamsen (Patti); 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. 
Visitation will be held at Beaches Chapel by Hardage Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 on Monday, Feb 19, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. 
Celebration of Life will be held at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Beach, 324 North 5th St. Jacksonville Beach, FL. 32250 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Beaches Memorial Park, 1500 Main St. Atlantic Beach, FL 32233.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Beaches Chapel By Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250.

Richard G. Pelletier, 77, died February 17, 2018. Arrangements by Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, (904)285-1130.
 

Lewis Robert Mushyn, 45, of Jacksonville, died February 14, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.

William Meadows, 65, of Neptune Beach, died February 19, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
 

Esther Kuhns, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 18, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.

James Howard, 83, died February 18, 2018. Arrangements by Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, (904)285-1130.
 

Kenneth A. Heindel, 97, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 8, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
 

Clara Sams Harris, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 19, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
 

Dorothy Rita Golden, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 18, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
 

Crawford Joseph “Joe” Cox Jr., 89, passed away on February 16, 2018 at Community Hospice McGraw Center for Caring. Joe was born on January 6, 1929 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Crawford Joseph Cox and Garrie Ovell Free.
Joe graduated from Tuscaloosa High School and attended Marion Military Institute. He enlisted in the U.S Army in 1949 and worked his way through the ranks to retire as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1970. While in the Army, Joe graduated from Roosevelt University in 1967. Joe and his family moved to Jacksonville Beach in 1970 and he began working for the City of Jacksonville as the chief of the motor pool. He left the City of Jacksonville to start Number 1 Cycles with his sons in 1978. He closed the motorcycle shop in 1984 and retired to the Golf Course. He loved golf and remained a fixture at the Jacksonville Beach Golf Course for over 40 years. He was a devoted Alabama fan all of his life.
His parents and his sister, June Browning, precede him in death. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Virginia Cox, Crawford J. Cox III (Ann) Neptune Beach, Gerald M. Cox (Meg) Cocoa Beach, Neal E. Cox (Marshellah) Merritt Island, Norman W. Cox Atlantic Beach and David B. Cox Jacksonville Beach. 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren also survive him.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 9am at the Jacksonville National Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250.

Phillip Andrew "Andy" Cockrell, 82, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. He was born in Statesville, NC to William Fred & Beatrice Cockrell on April 8,1935. Andy grew up in Grover, NC and graduated from Shelby High School. He attended Duke University playing baseball, basketball and football. He married his college sweetheart Bobbie Lynn Bell, they were married for 59 years. Andy & Bobbie have 5 children, Shelby, Drew, Bart, Gene & Chris. 10 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren.
Andy is survived by his sister Starr Cockrell Peeler. Andy is preceded by his parents William Fred & Beatrice Cockrell and brother LTC (ret.) William Fred Cockrell.
Andy worked for Unisource Paper company in sales and management for many years. Memorial service will be at Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church, February 24th at 11:00.

Taylor Overby, 26, of Jacksonville passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at her home in Jacksonville after a 4 year battle with cancer. She was a graduate of Providence High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from Florida State University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Florida.

Taylor was smart, beautiful, funny, talented and most of all kind. Her positive outlook through the most trying of circumstances was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. 

She is survived by her parents Joe and Kelly Overby of Jacksonville, siblings Justin (Kim) Carroll of Fernandina Beach, Philip (Katie) Overby of Jacksonville, and Erika (Mike) Kelley of Nashville, TN, her boyfriend Brian Long of Tampa, her grandparents Richard and Ceal Walker of Hilliard and Jean Overby of Neptune Beach, her aunt Kimberly Walker of Boca Raton, her aunt Melanie (Grant) Denny of Jacksonville, her uncle Jeff Overby of Neptune Beach, her uncle Richard (Christine) Overby of Greensboro, NC and her nephews & nieces Levi, Louis, Holden, Paisley, Caleb and Jennings.

Her family wishes to thank Dr. Ron Landmann, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Dr. Pashtoon Kasi, Jessica McMillan ARNP and Ashton Ritter PA-C as well as the other doctors and nurses at Mayo Clinic who provided exceptional care during her illness.

Visitation and memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Oxley Heard Funeral Home.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 am immediately followed by the memorial service at 11:00 am. She will be laid to rest at Bosque Bello Cemetery.

Following the services, the family invites all to celebrate Taylor’s life at the home of Stephanie and Larry Ogilvie at 2633 S. 14th Street on Mystic Lane in Fernandina Beach.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in Taylor’s honor to First Coast No More Homeless Pets.

Please share your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com

Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors.

Gerard Lakin Browne, 73, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 26, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Ronald Malcolm Carmichael, 80, of Jacksonville, died February 26, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Nora M. Egan, 96, of Jacksonville, died February 25, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Fred Roy Feldman, 71, of Jacksonville, died February 20, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Samuel S. Ferruggio, III, 69, of Jacksonville Beach, died February 25, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
William Haselton, 93, died February 19, 2018. Arrangements by Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, (904)285-1130. 
Marie T. Houser, of Jacksonville Beach, died February 23, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, March 2, 2018 in the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, (904)249-2374.
Donald Ray Judd, 76, of Jacksonville, died February 17, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held March 14, 2018 at noon at Beaches Memorial Park. Arrangements by V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services, (904)249-1166.
John “Jac” Beeman Kirkpatrick, III, 66, died February 26, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on March 2, 2018 in Christ Episcopal Church, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, (904)249-2374.
Mary Jane Kuniewicz, 78, of Ponte Vedra, died February 23, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Dolores Rita MacLaren, 87, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died February 20, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Taylor Overby, 26, of Jacksonville died February 21, 2018. Visitation and memorial service was held on February 24, 2018 at Oxley Heard Funeral Home. Arrangements by Oxley-Heard Funeral Home, (904)261-3644.
Robert V. Pulcini, 61, of Jacksonville, died February 27, 2018. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home, (904)249-1100.
Thomas "Tom" F. Rossier, 80, of Naperville, IL died February 17, 2018. A Memorial Visitation will be held    March 3rd 4:00-8:00 PM at the home of Jeffrey Rossier of Ponte Vedra. Arrangments by Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, Naperville, IL, (630)355-0213.  
Marjorie Brown Thomison, 96, died February 20, 2018. Arrangements by Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, (904)285-1130.
Patricia DuRocher Younger, 71, died February 16, 2018. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, (904)249-2374.

Due to varying lengths on individual obituaries, they may not appear in alphabetical order.