Jacqueline Vowell

Jacqueline Ann Vowell, age 92, of Wilbur by the Sea, Florida, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at Halifax Health Hospice in Port Orange, Florida after a short illness. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Pastor Amanda Crice officiating. Burial followed in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Mrs. Vowell was born Aug. 3, 1930 in Houston, Texas and raised in Orlando, Florida. She was a Registered Nurse and last worked at Volunteer General Hospital in Martin before her retirement. She was an avid reader and duplicate bridge player her whole life (reaching the rank of Silver Life Master) and enjoyed volunteer work for her community of Wilbur-by-the-Sea upon retirement. She is survived by her son, Steven M. (Bonnie) Vowell of Martin; her daughter, Vicki A. Vowell of Martin; her grandsons, Riley Vincent of Wilber by the Sea, Florida and John L. Vincent of Martin; and her dear cousin, Barbara Hafner of Belair Beach, Florida, who was more like a sister to her. Mrs. Vowell was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, John M. Vowell; and her parents, Flora and Harmon Phillips. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.