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By 1931, Mrs. Rogers decided to retire after almost 45 years of service to Fernandina and Nassau county. She passed away in 1952. Joseph McCall Oxley came to Fernandina from St. Marys, GA., in 1931 and acquired the funeral home from Mrs. Rogers. He renamed it Oxley Funeral Home. His brother Dean O. Oxley and E.C. “Buddy” Burgess also assisted at the funeral home. Mr. Oxley married the former Margaret Pickett of Callahan, FL. They had two children, Joan Oxley and Joseph McCall “Chip” Oxley, Jr.
n 1947, the historic Dr. John Denham Palmer house at 1305 Atlantic Avenue was purchased by Mr. Oxley and the funeral home was relocated from downtown to its present location. After years of service to our community, Mr. Oxley passed away on August 17, 1957 at the age of 49.
Mrs. Oxley continued to operate the business assisted by her cousin E.C.”Buddy” Burgess. In 1961, Harold R. Brackett, joined the firm. On July 1, 1974 Mrs. Oxley sold the business to John H. Heard of Moultrie, GA. The name later changed to Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors.
The cited information was sourced from Website / URL published by Oxley Heard funeral directors <https://www.oxleyheard.com/history/> The author/originator was Oxley Heard funeral directors. This citation is considered to be direct and primary evidence used, or by dominance of the evidence.n 1947, the historic Dr. John Denham Palmer house at 1305 Atlantic Avenue was purchased by Mr. Oxley and the funeral home was relocated from downtown to its present location. After years of service to our community, Mr. Oxley passed away on August 17, 1957 at the age of 49.
Mrs. Oxley continued to operate the business assisted by her cousin E.C.”Buddy” Burgess. In 1961, Harold R. Brackett, joined the firm. On July 1, 1974 Mrs. Oxley sold the business to John H. Heard of Moultrie, GA. The name later changed to Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors.
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