Mary Lynn Hayward, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.  She was born on December 10, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio to parents John Henry Brennan and Constance Lillian Hofbauer.

She is a graduate of both Notre Dame Academy and Mercy Hospital Nurse Training of Toledo, OH.  Mary's greatest and most fulfilling moments in Jacksonville was when she was the manager of the National Car Rental office on Atlantic Blvd for over 25 years.  There she met and cared for thousands of customers who later became a second family to her.

Mary is preceded in death by both of her parents and brother, ­­­Ronald J. Brennan.

She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, David Hayward, sister, Sr. Joyce Maria Brennan, SND, Toledo, OH; children, Michelle M. Gorospe, Rock Hill, SC, John D. Hayward, McKinney, TX and James F. Hayward, Jacksonville Beach, FL; 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm Monday, September 9, 2019 in the Arlington Park Funeral Home Chapel, 6920 Lone Star Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32211. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in the chapel with Father Rafael Lavilla officiating.  A committal service will immediately follow in the Arlington Park Cemetery, 6921 Lone Star Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32211

Arrangements are under the direction and care of Arlington Park Funeral Home, 6920 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32211 (904) 724-6384 . Please sign the family's online guestbook at https://www.arlingtonparkfuneralhome.com/