Ardyth Jane Redfern, 67, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on May 12, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. She was born August 29, 1953 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the daughter of Wilson F. Leon and Harriet A. Leon.
Ardyth graduated from The University of Pittsburgh and The Ohio State University where she received her Master’s Degree in Education. She also attended Western Kentucky University for her Certification in Guidance Counseling.
Ardyth had a variety of jobs throughout her life. She was a copy editor for the Hopkinsville New Era, a drug and alcohol counselor, an elementary school teacher for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and a guidance counselor for the Duval County Schools. Some of her most fulfilling jobs were being a part of Governors Childs and Bush’s Education and Policy Unit, as a copy editor, and working with Dyslexic students.
Ardyth was a world traveler, including living in Germany and Kuwait, where she experienced a lifetime of memories.
Ardyth was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert Leon. She is survived by her husband Major (Ret.) Stephen A. Redfern; her daughter, Julia Lee Redfern Boggs (Chad); grandson, Alexander Lee Boggs; granddaughter, Caitlyn Kirby Boggs; her sister, Judith Ann Leon; and her nephews, Dan and Kevin Demchak. A multitude of friends will cherish her memorial.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Jacksonville National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218, with inurnment immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her honor to the Retriever Rescue of Florida at www.lrrof.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hgmandarin.com for the Redfern family.
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