Eligio "Eli" Ricafort, Jr., 67, of Jacksonville FL, husband of Rita Ricafort for almost 24 years, died unexpectedly Friday, June 3, 2016, at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bato, Camiranes Sur in Philippines on January 2, 1949, son of the late Eligio V. Ricafort, Sr. and Soccoro Valenciano. Eli graduated with an associate degree in marine engineering from...
Claude "Buddy" Orr Walker, 73, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016. Buddy was born April 10, 1943. He served in the US Army stationed in Germany and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. He retired from being an owner/operator of Walkers Carpet Care in 2011. Buddy is survived by his wife of 53 years Dorothy "Dot", children...
Kenneth C. Jager passed away peacefully in his home on May 31st 2016 at the age of 90. He was born May 21, 1926 in St. Paul Minnesota to Fannie and Charles Jager who immigrated to America from Germany in 1893. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served for two years. Kenneth fought in the...
Tarry Figueroa, 67, son of Pedro T. and Stella Carson Figueroa was born November 9, 1948 in Paris Texas, and passed away May 30, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family in Jacksonville, Florida. He is survived by his loving wife Patricia Figueroa, his son Thomas Figueroa and wife Jennifer of Spartanburg South Carolina, and 7 brothers and sisters,...
Joshua David Branham, age 36, son of Dale and Joletta Sue Standley was born, February 13, 1980 in Fort Stewart, Georgia passed away May 29, 2016 at his home in Jacksonville, Florida surrounded by family. He was an avid reader and Jacksonville Jaguar fan who also loved to spend time with family and friends, all of whom where enriched by...
Robert L. "Bobby" Collins, age 92, son of Clifford and Sarah Sellers Collins was born, February 2, 1924 in Jacksonville, Florida passed away May 24, 2016 at St. Vincent's Riverside Hospice Center for Caring Jacksonville, Florida. He was a retired tug boat captain for Moran Towing Corp., a member of American Legion Post 283, a Free Mason in the...
Dwight Lelon Fields, age 83, was born March 6, 1933 in Rockingham, North Carolina and passed away May 20, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center-Downtown in Jacksonville, Florida. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, although thankfully stationed in England. He loved to share the stories of his time there, as a young man who enjoyed...
Beloved wife, daughter, sister, and friend passed away May 18, 2016 after a heroic battle with lung cancer. Karyn was born in Bridgeport CT and resided in Jacksonville. In her career, she worked in administration at N. FL. OB/GYN and Jacksonville Heart Center, She married the love of her life, her husband, Kenny, in 2003 and shared God's blessings, love,...
John Lee Miles, Born November 25,Th 1938 in Lee County Virginia, Passed away May 14th 2016 in Dayton Ohio in Haven Hospital. John was survived by his beloved wife, Cathy Miles. He had 4 sons, 12 Grandchildren, 6 Great children and 1 sister. He diligently worked in Grocery retail since the age of 16. He resided in Jacksonville for 37...