On October 4, 2019, after a brief illness, the Penn State Nittany Lions lost their number one fan, James “Jim” Robert Metzler, 84, of Jacksonville. He was born April 22,1935 in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania to the late Ruth Myers and James Robert Metzler. He graduated from Mt. Joy High School in 1953 and Penn State University, College of Agriculture Sciences in 1957. He proudly served his county in the United States Navy with a rank of LTjg. Because Jim never met a stranger, he was a successful salesman and currently working in Specialty Advertising, having won numerous sales awards over the years. He was a member of Fort Caroline Baptist Church.
Jim loved his football, was an avid Nittany Lions fan, and in 1995 became a Jaguars fan as well. However, he always made sure everyone knew how his Nittany Lions were doing. Today, Jim would be bragging about them being undefeated so far this year! He also enjoyed genealogy, traveling, his Sudoku puzzles, and entertaining everyone with his stories, often laughing before finishing the story or delivering the punch line. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary; his three children: daughters: Kimberly Metzler and husband Johnny Haynes of Winston Salem, NC; Michelle Saunders of Greensboro, NC; son, James and wife Sonia, of Archdale, N.C; stepdaughter: Cathy Smith, stepsons: David Smith, and John Smith (Misty), all of Jacksonville; five grandchildren: D. Michael Swartzel, Jr, Megan Saunders, James Haynes, Michaela Saunders, and Jack Metzler, step-grandchildren Lauren Nash (Rusty), Lindsey Yarusso (Patrick), Melissa (Baron) McWright, Wesley Smith and Chole Statkus, numerous extended family members and friends.
The family will receive friends Friday October 11, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. at Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home, 850 St John’s Bluff North. A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:00 am with Pastor Richard Powell officiating at Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home, 850 St John’s Bluff North. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens. Online condolences may be made at diginitymemorial.com. While flowers will be accepted, memorials may also be made to the Melanoma Research Alliance, 730 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005.
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