Jean C. Accursio, formerly of Homestead, Florida passed away peacefully, Monday, April 15th at the age of 85. She was born in Fletcher, North Carolina to Fred and Delphia Cairnes. She attended Henderson High School and was a starting forward on the girls basketball team, she graduated in 1957.
In 1960 Jean married Fred Moore and lived in Hendersonville, N.C. until 1963 when they move to Homestead, Florida. She traveled back and forth from Homestead to Hendersonville while married to Fred, they divorced in 1972. She worked for a short time at James Archer Smith Hospital in the X-Ray Dept. as a secretary.
In 1979 she married Richard Accursio and had a happy, full life. She and Richard traveled to many wonderful places. She loved to gamble, loved to host Sunday night dinners and Super Bowl parties. She was a great, loving wife to Richard for 24 years.
Jean is proceeded in death by her husband Richard, her grandson Tyler Nevers and sister Ann Cairnes. Jean moved to Palm Coast, Florida in 2013. She loved her little gated community. She enjoyed being part of the social committee and ARC committee and made friends with a wonderful group of people.
To her grandsons Kyle Nevers and Coby Moore, she was Nana. She was a very hands on Nana and loved every minute. She loved baking cookies, making chocolate milk, French toast sticks and countless other treats to keep her boys happy. She was the BEST Nana!!
If you knew Jean, you knew she loved to cut grass on her John Deere lawn mower, piddle in her flowers and play with her dogs. She loved to help others and volunteered for over 20 years. She received the Gold Star from Advent Health for her many years of service. Jean is survived by her sons Rick Moore of Palm Coast and Greg Moore of Middleburg, her daughter Pamela Nevers and favorite son in law Kevin Nevers of Flagler Beach, grandsons, Kyle Nevers of Palm Coast and Coby Moore of Lakeland.
Per Jean’s wishes her ashes will be spread at a later date in her hometown of Hendersonville, North Carolina.
