FERNANDINA, Fla. - Judith O'Neal Northrup, of Fernandina Beach, Fla. passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Northrup was born on Sept. 14, 1949, in Douglas, Ga. to the late Eston Hutto and Ruth Jowers Hutto. Mrs. Northrup was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. She was the first female athletic director for the federal government and initiated the microsoft for physical requirements for the federal government and started the Special Olympics for the Dover Air Force Base. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence Erwin Northrup of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; daughter, Angela (Jack) Bowden of Fitzgerald, Ga.; five grandchildren, Taylor Bowden, Storm Bowden, Kirsten Bowden, Kristina Bowden, and Sara Bowden all of Fitzgerald, Ga.; three sisters, Carolyn (Carroll) Floyd of Douglas, Ga., Linda (Charles) Baugher of Harrington, Del., and Maudie (Joe) Hanna of Douglas, Ga.; special angel friend, Phyllis Jackson of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Sims Funeral Home with Father Paul O'Connell officiating. Music was furnished for the service by the Cady Sisters "Beulah Land" and "I'll Fly Away" with Bonnie Musgrove playing the piano. Active Pallbearers were: Mark Northrup, James Ryan Northrup, Storm Bowden, Charles Russ, Ryan Hanna, and Chris Brown. Entombment followed at the Dixie Mausoleum in the Douglas City Cemetery with military honors provided by personnel of Moody Air Force Base. Sims Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.