It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Earnest C. Boykins of Jacksonville, Florida, who passed away on September 21, 2025, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Earnest C. Boykins to show support.
As we bid Earnest farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Earnest is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 4th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Rosa Glover Holmes Memorial Chapel (4334 Brentwood Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32206). A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 4th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Monday, October 6th 2025 at 11:30 AM at the Jacksonville National Cemetery (4083 Lannie Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32218).