JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- Julie Marie Plaster, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., died July 3, 2005, at her home from seizures. Services will be Aug. 5 at Unitarian Universalist Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Julie was born Oct. 10, 1960, in Hannibal, Mo. She was reared in Missouri and Davenport, Iowa. She graduated from West High School, moved to Florida and managed a tobacco shop at Jacksonville Beaches for 20 plus years. She was affectionately called “The Tobacco Lady” and “The Bike Lady” by the residents there. She was also known for her kindness to the elderly in her community and her exceptional work ethic in spite of her disability. Survivors include her mother, Jane Martin (Dick), Carbon Cliff, Ill.; her father, Buck Plaster (Sally Pickard), Neptune Beach, Fla.; grandmother, Merle Plaster, Ashland, Mo.; two brothers, Kevin Plaster, Moline, and Daniel Plaster, Eugene, Ore.; aunts, Rachel Martin, Peggy Plaster and Marty Branch, all of Missouri; nieces, Jennifer Dvorak and Chelsea Plaster, Davenport; nephew, Aubrey Plaster, of Oregon; and eight cousins. She was preceded in death by her greatly loved maternal grandparents, Minnie and Klass Old, and paternal grandfather, Elbert Plaster, all of Ashland, Mo.

update:  07/27/15  Julie's father contacted me and told me that Julie was cremated a month after her passing, her ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean at Neptune Beach, FL