HITCHCOCK, Mildred Victory (Milly) 92, of Putnam Hall, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011. Milly was born on November 8, 1918 in Warren, Ohio to the late Harry and Rae Rosenshine. She married Joseph Hitchcock, her husband of 44 years on December 23, 1944. Milly and Joe moved to Florida in 1953 where they lived and raised their family. Milly graduated from Penn State University in 1940, earning a Bachelors of Arts, followed by a nursing degree from Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing in 1944. She continued her education at the University of Florida where she earned a degree as a nurse practitioner from the first graduating ARPN class in Florida in 1971. She was a gifted nurse, and she devoted her life to helping and caring for others. She served as a nurse in the public health sector for several decades, working at the University of Florida health clinic, and various hospitals and convalescent homes in the state. Milly also taught nursing classes for a number of years. Milly loved her pets, and she loved entertaining, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family and friends, all of whom gave her great joy. She was a talented artist, and had a wonderful wisdom about her and was a deeply caring and giving person. Milly was the heart and soul of our family, and she will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Hitchcock, her daughter, Cathy Jo Hitchcock, and her son-in-law, Harald Bowen. Survivors include her son, James Michael Hitchcock (Geri Simon) and daughter, Patricia L. Bowen, her granddaughters, Amy Hines Johnson (Bradley Rupp) and Jennifer Lee (Michael), her three grandsons, Trey Lee, Ethan Lee and Jackson Johnson and a host of lifelong friends. A celebration of Millys life will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2011, beginning at noon, at Millys home, 150 Wall Lake Trail, Melrose, FL 32666. In lieu of flowers, contributions in honor of Milly may be made to the Jacksonville Humane Society, the Wounded Warrior Project, or Haven Hospice. Arrangements are under the care of JONES-GALLAGHER FUNERAL HOME, 340 E. WALKER DR., KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 32656. 352-473-3176.www.jonesgallagherfh.com hide