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James Maynard Obituary
James H. Maynard NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. - James Harley Maynard, 92, went home to be with the Lord Nov. 10, 2008. He was born July 14, 1916, in Missouri Branch, W.Va., to Ben and Peggy Maynard. A longtime resident of Virginia, he moved to Jacksonville in 1993 and served in the Army during World War II. A member of Neptune Baptist Church, he was an ordained Southern Baptist minister, a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Family members include his wife, Mary H. Maynard of Tarboro, N.C.; daughter, Nary (Lance G.) Maynard of Portsmouth; son, Jimmie (Nan) Maynard of Neptune Beach; stepson, Linwood "Zeke" (Faye) Heath of Neptune Beach; brother, Claude (Celeste) Wooten of Georgia; daughter-in-law, Sandra Maynard of Portsmouth; grandchildren, James T. Maynard of Jacksonville, Fla., Cindee M. (Jimmy) Rowe of Yulee, Fla., Lance G. "Rusty" (Melissa) Maynard Jr. of Portsmouth, Sheri Anne (Johnny) Webb of Williamsburg, Va., Ronda L. (Lowell) Bassett of Portsmouth, Lori (Matthew) Gooch of Suffolk, Wendy (Rodney) Moore of Suffolk, Kym (Jeff) Bakin of Gainesville, Fla., Lisa H. (Todd) Allison of Jacksonville, Fla., Tammy H. (Steve) Weaver of Jacksonville, Fla.; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife of 62 years, Lois M. Maynard; daughters, Delores Bass and Virginia Shankle; and son, Douglas Maynard. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, (904) 249-2374. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Neptune Baptist Church, Neptune Beach. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk.
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Memories and Condolences
for James Maynard
Lori Gooch
November 17, 2008
Poppaw, I am so sorry that you are gone. Now you can be with mommaw and get to meet my son, Jackson Lee. You were a wonderful grandfather . I will love you forever and always.
Lee Smith
November 15, 2008
With deepest sympathy,
Portsmouth Retired Police and Firefighters Association
Rebecca Waterfield
November 14, 2008
You will always hold a very special place in my heart... my adopted grandfather. Thank you for sharing your sweet soul with me and the rest of the family in Roanoke, VA. Give Ninnie and mom a big hug for me.
Tony & Candi Caudle & Girls
November 13, 2008
We are sorry for your loss. We miss and enjoyed the time we spent together worshipping our Lord at First Baptist Church Hilliard. Our prayers are with you.
Robin and Michelle Caudle
November 13, 2008
You will extremely miss. I the one that always sat behind you in church and joke with you. We always love your stories. We will miss those stories.
Tammy Weaver
November 13, 2008
I will miss your smile, especially when you were watching the squirrels. You so loved watching them play atop the fence. I bless the day you became my grandfather. We love you and will dearly miss you.
Melissa Maynard
November 12, 2008
We'll miss you Papaw.
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