Jean E. Huggins
Jean E. Huggins, age 69, of Apollo Beach, Fla., went to be with her Lord Sunday, June 20, 2021, sadly losing her battle with colon cancer. Jean was just shy of celebrating her 70th birthday and two weeks short of celebrating her first day of retirement after serving almost 50 years as a Budget Analyst for the U.S Government; 32 of these years were at SOCOM MacDill AFB.
Jean was a vibrant, energetic woman and the mother of two, and is survived by her beloved son, Bart Allen Huggins, and daughter, Tammy Lee Huggins; her fur baby Melody; her sister, Barbara (Ernest) Kiemle of Red Creek, N.Y.; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jean was the youngest daughter of Maida Pearl and Weston Brown of Elmira, N.Y. She married William R. Huggins out of high school, and she joined him when he was stationed in Berlin, Germany. They spent 15 years overseas before coming to the Tampa Bay Area. She was a successful local business-woman, she earned her master’s degree while working full time, she loved adventuring and she would do anything for her children, family, friends and neighbors.
The family will receive friends at Olthof Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 Pennsylvania Ave., Elmira/Southport on Friday, July 2, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A service will be held at noon and a procession with close family will follow at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira, N.Y. Those wishing may make memorials to Jean at the funeral home.
Jean was a vibrant, energetic woman and the mother of two, and is survived by her beloved son, Bart Allen Huggins, and daughter, Tammy Lee Huggins; her fur baby Melody; her sister, Barbara (Ernest) Kiemle of Red Creek, N.Y.; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jean was the youngest daughter of Maida Pearl and Weston Brown of Elmira, N.Y. She married William R. Huggins out of high school, and she joined him when he was stationed in Berlin, Germany. They spent 15 years overseas before coming to the Tampa Bay Area. She was a successful local business-woman, she earned her master’s degree while working full time, she loved adventuring and she would do anything for her children, family, friends and neighbors.
The family will receive friends at Olthof Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 Pennsylvania Ave., Elmira/Southport on Friday, July 2, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A service will be held at noon and a procession with close family will follow at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira, N.Y. Those wishing may make memorials to Jean at the funeral home.