Jesse Paul Silcox Jr, 82, of Orange Park, Florida went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Jesse was born in June of 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Paxon High School and later enlisted in the Air National Guard Reserve for 6 years. Jesse married his loving wife Margie in the summer of 1960 and began his career at Southern Bell as a switchman until he retired after 42 years of service.
Jesse was known as a simple man with a gentle and kind soul, who had a great sense of humor and an even deeper love for his family. He was the devout patriarch to his siblings, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He tried to live his life doing the right thing and being the best person he could be. In one of his last conversations with his nurse, he told her when she was done he was going to fly away to Glory.
He enjoyed an active lifestyle for the majority of his life. You could always find him doing anything from softball, basketball, and ping pong to jujitsu, riding dirt bikes, weightlifting and horseback riding. But his passion was tennis.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Janet Lynn Silcox, mother Lillian Thomas Silcox, and father Jesse Paul Silcox, Sr.
Jesse leaves behind his adoring wife of 61 years, Margie, two daughters, Linda (Robert) Leathers and Karen Stringfield, four grandchildren, Ashley (Andy) Lasky, Brandon (Aurora) Leathers, Winston Stringfield and Savannah Stringfield, four great grandchildren, Hailey, Alessa, Sydney and Clayton, his sister Wylene (Lee) Tompkins, and two brothers Norman Silcox and Ed Silcox.
Graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 11 am at Hardage-Giddens Riverside Memorial Park & Funeral Home. 7242 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida 32205. Pastor David Tarkington will officiate.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hgriversidefuneralhome.com for the Silcox family.
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