Mary Craig Fitchett Matsche, 58, of Jacksonville, Florida went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2018 after a long fight with appendix cancer. Born July 1st, 1960 in Hartsville, South Carolina, the youngest of four children to Suzanne Smith Fitchett and Frank Edward Fitchett, Jr., Craig was happily married to John Joseph Matsche for over 23 years.
Craig attended Hartsville area schools, Columbia College, Coastal Carolina College and Total Technical Institute prior to enjoying a successful sales and training career in educational technology representing Tandy Corporation, IBM Eduquest, Winnebago Software and Leapfrog Schoolhouse. Craig and John spent twelve years in Charlotte, North Carolina before moving to Jacksonville, Florida in 2007.
Most recently, Craig spent her time serving the Lord through Bible Study Fellowship, Operation Christmas Child, Vacation Bible School and her Joy Class at Deermeadows Baptist Church, Jacksonville.
She is survived by her beloved husband, John Joseph Matsche; father, Frank Edward Fitchett, Jr.; sister Dorothy F. (Gary) Jeger, Bluffton, SC; brother Frank Edward (Ulli) Fitchett of Switzerland; nieces, Allyn (Jamie) Oliver, Amanda (Shawn) Bowman, Ashley (Seth) Venable, Emilie Fitchett; nephew, Brandon McDonald; aunt, Barbara Smith Cooley; mother-in-law, Marie Matsche; sister-in-law, Jill (Todd) Grether and five great nieces/nephews. Craig’s mother, Suzanne S. Fitchett and sister, Susan F. Cannon, preceded her in death.
Above all, Craig loved the Lord, her family and friends, animals and helping others.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, November 10th at 2:00pm at Deermeadows Baptist Church, 9780 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville, Florida. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257 or give online at www.communityhospice.com/give.
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