Elaine Dowdy Entenza, passed peacefully in Jacksonville, Florida on September 7, 2021. She was born in Savannah, Georgia December 30, 1943, graduated from Landon High School and attended Jacksonville University, where she pledged Delta Zeta. In life, she worked in many clerical and administrative positions but the work she loved most was helping to raise her grandchildren. She was fond of nature, loved to travel and read. Something that gave her great joy was being able to give back to her family, not just gifts, but the gift of her time. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret H. Dowdy and her father Mitchell (Mike) Dowdy, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Nancy Ruckert (Ted); daughters Alice Emmerich (Bill); Nancy Entenza (Bryan Fenley); and Amy Marsh; her grandchildren, Daniel Entenza (Stefani), Melissa Entenza Miller (Brandon), Andrew Raines (Heather) and Holly Newsome (Aubrey). She also leaves behind great grandchildren, Hollis Entenza, Emily and Carmen Dean, Avery Miller, Elliott, Zoe and Reese Raines and A.J. and Luca Newsome, a niece and nephew, their spouses and children and many beloved cousins.
A private service will be held for the family at Oaklawn Cemetery on Monday, September 13th. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for the sympathy, comforting words and prayers. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Elaine’s memory to The Audubon Society.
Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Chapel, 4801 San Jose Blvd., 904-737-7171. Please sign the guestbook at www.hardagegiddensoaklawnchapel.com.
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