Jeanne Marie Trafford

Jeanne Marie Trafford, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Jeanne was born in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 2, 1930 to parents Fred and Kathryn Zappolo. She attended Central High School in Washington, D.C. and Florida State University in Tallahassee. At FSU she received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and also met her husband, Bert. They were married in 1955 and spent 50 years together. Bert and Jeanne had two daughters.

In her early career, Jeanne was a supervisory mathematician at the Pentagon, working with the Univac computer. After she and her family moved to Miami, she worked as a clerk at a Savings and Loan and as a school librarian. She spent most of her career at the City of Miami, first as a key punch operator and later as a computer programmer. She continued to work there as a volunteer for several years after her retirement.

In her leisure time, Jeanne enjoyed reading, jigsaw puzzles and especially crocheting. She and Bert traveled to Hendersonville, NC every summer, visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. After moving to Jacksonville to be nearer to her children and grandchildren, Jeanne volunteered at the Crystal Springs Elementary School library for several years.

Jeanne is preceded in death by her husband Bert Trafford and her daughter Anne McReynolds.

She is survived by her daughter Kathy Barber (Devin), grandchildren Donovan and Gail Barber, son-in-law Paul McReynolds and sister Kathy Treadwell.

A memorial service for Jeanne will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Naugle Funeral home in Jacksonville, Florida.