Verna A. Herndon Funeral services for Mrs. Verna A. Herndon, 96, widow of Harry C. Herndon, Sr., will be held at l:00pm Thursday in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Boulevard, South, with Rev. William C. Crook officiating. The family will receive friends, at the funeral home, from 11:00am until 1:00pm prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Born June 14, 1915 in Lowndes County, Georgia to Clarence and Cornelia Allbritton, Mrs. Herndon passed away at her home in Jacksonville and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 1, 2012. She is survived by three sons, Harry Carlton Herndon, Jr. (predeceased by wife Jane) of Leesville, South Carolina, Rev. Thomas V. Herndon and wife Ann of Carthage, North Carolina, and Richard M. Herndon, Sr. and wife Kay of Avon Park, Florida; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Herndon was a graduate of Valdosta High School and GA-FL Business College. She worked for the F. W. Dodge Co. for many years, before going to work for McGraw Hill where she retired in 1977. She was a long time active member of Kernan Boulevard Baptist Church and will be missed greatly by her family and many friends. She will also be greatly missed by two dear relatives, Mrs. Linda Novik and Mrs. Eunice McQueens. The family would like to thank Community Hospice of Northeast Florida and Comfort Keepers for the kind and loving care that was given Mrs. Herndon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32257..4140 University Blvd S Jacksonville, FL 32216 f: 904-739-81594747 Main St N Jacksonville, FL 32206 f: 904-353-0763