Kevin Francis Coyne

Kevin Francis Coyne, 77, passed away on December 18, 2025 at home.
A resident of Jesup for the past twelve years, Kevin was born on May 8, 1948 in New York, New York to the late, Joseph Nicholas Coyne and Mary Elizabeth Hennessey Coyne.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper where he became a jungle expert and was a member of the Black Ops.  After returning home, Kevin began a career as a mechanic.  He was naturally talented in his field and excelled in every position he held.  Kevin worked in several different positions over the years while working as a mechanic including Green Bus Lines in New York City, a civilian position at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center in Andros, Bahamas and The Florida Times Union and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue both while living in Florida.  Kevin was a history buff and he also enjoyed aviation, submarines, building model cars, traveling and visiting museums.  He was an expert on the grill and was always willing to lend a helping hand to a friend in need.  He was a lifelong catholic and a communicant of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two wives, Margaret Hall Coyne and Elizabeth Charlotte Cameron.
Survivors include his son, Kevin Patrick Coyne and wife, Roseanna of Palm Coast, Florida; daughter, Dawn Wells of Rockledge, Florida; grandson, Noah J. Coyne of Rockledge, Florida; two sisters, Kathleen Dang of Raymond, New Hampshire and Monica Coyne of Newmarket, New Hampshire and one nephew, Nicholas Lewis of Pittsfield, New Hampshire.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Howard & Jones Funeral home with a rosary service beginning at 6:30.
A mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Fr. Eder Estrada, F.M., celebrant.
Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery with military honors rendered by the United States Army.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be  made to the American Heart Association, 7130 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, GA 31406 (online at www.heart.org) or the Wounded Warrior Project,  4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300 Jacksonville, Florida, 32204 (online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org (ww.woundedwarriorproject.org).