Sydney was born September 18, 1930. Sydney Jean Heggood passed away in her daughters’ home in Green Cove Springs, Florida 19 April 2020. She was born in Cairo, Illinois on 18 September 1930 the daughter of Ouida Lea Salmon (Fults) and Paul Salmon. She was preceded in death by her husband Charlie, her brother Edward and her parents.
She had 4 children; Pam Lewis (Bob), David Heggood (Theresa), Steve Heggood (Linda) and Mike Heggood (Laura). She had 12 grandchildren; Brian Heggood (Sheila), Neil Heggood (Regina), Sean Heggood (Ashley), Scott Heggood, Ryan Heggood, Hannah Heggood, Kelly Beatty (Brian), Aaron Waters (April), Patrick Lewis, Betsy Marmon (Jason), Christopher Smith (Julie), and Jerry Smith. She had 19 great grandchildren. Ryley Heggood, Reagan Heggood, Adeline Heggood, Skylar Heggood, Audrey Heggood, Maggie Beatty, Behr Beatty, George Beatty, Sawyer Waters, Evelyn Waters, Robert Lewis, Avery Lewis, William Marmon, Eric Smith, Ashley Smith, Jerry Smith, Samantha Smith, Jamie Schluter, and Sierra Smith. And 1 Great Great Grandchild Joseph Smith. She circled her arms around all of her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchild with love......she never failed to ask about every one of them by letter or phone.
Sydney and Charlie settled in Jacksonville Florida after his retirement from the Army in 1967. They had a strong faith and lived a quiet life attending Faith Lutheran Church until Charlie’s death in 1995. She later started attending Advent Lutheran Church until her death. Sydney had Her funeral service at Memory Gardens on 25 April 2020 and eulogized by the Reverend Gerald (Jerry) Nordseik Jr.
Sydney regularly attended weekly bible study at Advent Lutheran church and loved socializing with friend afterwards. She never met a stranger and was always wanting to take care of stray animals. She had many pets over her lifetime, especially when she was a child living on a farm in southern Illinois.
Sydney also attended the Circle of Grace Ministries at Hillside Baptist Church and enjoyed the friendships she had with many of the members of the church.
She was always thinking of others and gave to others without hesitation. She loved music and played the organ for the children’s choir when attending Grace Lutheran Church as well as for enjoyment at home.
She will be missed by all who knew her. Praise God for his peace and mercy with Sydney in her final days while fighting cancer.
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