Harvey, Mary Jean

1927 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Harvey, Mary Jean
  Born	11 Feb 1927	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Nov 2016	Navarre, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
  Buried	27 Dec 2016	Volusia Memorial Park - Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #176233389
  Person ID	I9812	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Harvey, Moses Cullen,   b. 25 Jul 1900, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1966, Volusia County, Florida, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Dickerson, Ruby Lewis,   b. 27 Apr 1900, Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1994, Duval County, Florida, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1923	Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
  Divorced	Abt 1940	Flagler County, Florida, USA
  Family ID	F4000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bragg, Jackson Bradley,   b. 10 Nov 1924, Tampa, Hillsboro County, Florida, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1994, Volusia County, Florida, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1946	Duval County, Florida, USA
  Divorced	Abt Jul 1966	Volusia County, Florida, USA
  Children	1. Bragg, Sandra   2. Bragg, Gail   3. Bragg, Charles B.   4. Bragg, Kim
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F4002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Mary Jean Bragg
  		Mary Jean Bragg

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Mary Jean Harvey Bragg, 89, died of congestive heart failure on Nov 29, 2016 in Navarre, FL, where her youngest daughter, Kim, cared for her during her final two years with dementia. Her family and friends miss her dearly, but we have many wonderful memories of her to keep her present in our lives. Jean was born Feb 11, 1927 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Moses Cullen Harvey and Ruby Dickerson Harvey. Her brother, Merrill Cullen Harvey, also preceded her in death. Jean graduated from Robert E Lee High School in Jacksonville and attended Stetson University in DeLand, FL, where she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. She dropped out of college early to support her former husband, the late Jackson B Bragg, DO, while he completed college and graduate school at Stetson and medical school in Kirksville, MO. In 1955 they moved to Daytona Beach and lived with his parents for a year, while he established his medical practice and co-founded Daytona General Hospital in Holly Hill, which later became Florida Health Care. They settled in Ormond Beach, where they raised their four children, enjoying tennis and golf at the Oceanside Country Club, water skiing on the Intracoastal Waterway, and flying to the Bahamas for vacations. Both were licensed pilots, and Jean enjoyed flying around the country with other female pilots in Powder Puff Derby competitions. After her divorce Jean started a career in insurance and financial planning. She earned the designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 1974 and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) in 1985, and she was a registered representative at the National Association of Securities Dealers. She was self-employed at Bragg Insurance Agency on E. Granada Ave., selling life and health insurance and mutual funds, and was an associate of Brown & Brown, Inc. Later she was head of the Life Reinsurance Department at Halifax Reinsurance Corp, a life reinsurance consultant for Agrippina in Cologne, Germany, an employee of Mullin & Co., Inc, and a registered representative of Travelers Equities Sales, Inc., Orlando, FL. She was a member of the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Volusia County Estate Planning Council, the National Association of Life Underwriters, and served as vice-president of the Daytona Beach CLU chapter. She served on the Board of Directors of the Daytona Beach Domestic Abuse Council and on the Daytona Beach Regional Airport Advisory Board for 10 years. She was a member of the League of Women Voters of Volusia County and a die-hard Democrat active in local and national politics. In addition to her vibrant personality and intelligence Jean was admired for dressing sharply, wearing interesting hats, and passionately pursuing life. She loved art, music, theater, dinners, dancing, and travel; she shared those loves with her children, and Sandra forever will be grateful for the opportunities she had to experience so much with her mother. For many years Jean and her close friends regularly attended art shows, concerts, and plays and met at the Moose Club to dine and dance. She took trips to Africa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, and many other destinations, often going with friends on group tours with the Daytona Beach Ski and Travel Club. In her youth Jean was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Jacksonville, but as an adult she became a Methodist and eventually a longtime parishioner at St. James Episcopal Church in Ormond Beach. At her death she was a member of Unity Church of Daytona Beach. Jean is survived by her four children, Sandra Bragg of Atlanta, GA, Gail Bragg of New Orleans, LA, Charles (Chuck/CB) Bragg and wife Jill of Port Orange, FL, and Kim Bellamy Gibson of Navarre, FL; seven grandchildren, Anna, Michael, Meghan, Paige, Morgan, Taylor, and Joy; and three great-grandchildren, Dylan, Jayden, and Cullen. Special thanks go to Kim's partner, Richard West, for providing such good care for Jean in her final years. She died peacefully at Kim's home, surrounded by family and friends. Oak Lawn Funeral Home, Pensacola FL, handled the cremation, and on Dec. 27, 2016, her ashes were interred at Volusia Memorial Park, 550 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, FL. -