Marian Elsie "Mimi" Wattron
July 10, 1938 – Oct. 29, 2026 · Age 88 · Jacksonville
Marian Elsie "Mimi" Wattron of Jacksonville, who taught grade school for 30 years, died Oct. 30, 2026. She was 88.
Born in New York City, she moved to Florida as a fifth-grader and graduated from Palm Beach High School. She studied nursing at the University of Florida before earning an education degree from Jacksonville University. She taught at San Mateo Elementary starting in 1970 and at Woodland Acres Elementary starting in 1982.
She and her husband, Ted, visited 48 states together. She loved Maine and New Orleans, reading, music and dance. Ted died in 2016.
She is survived by five children, three sisters, eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Services
Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, followed by a service at 11 a.m. and a reception, at Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home, 4750 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. Burial follows at noon at Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery.
Full obituary and guest book: https://www.pontevedravalley.com/obituaries/marian-elsie-wattron
Arrangements: Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home