obituaries

Sep 13, 2024

Eva Pearl Walker, 73, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 13, 2024 at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville. The daughter of Jessie Drains and Doree Simmons, she was born on Wednesday, March 28, 1951 in Albany, GA. She was educated in the Volusia County FL School System and attended Campbell Junior High School. Eva...

Sep 8, 2024

Lillian Alberta Robinson Kemp, native of Welaka, resident of San Mateo, Florida, shared her musical gifts with churches from a young age. Well remembered for her singing and piano skills, she touched the hearts of Putnam County residents and those in neighboring areas for over 65 years. She was a Putnam Countian for over 75 years, born on Sunday,...

Aug 30, 2024

Rev. Allan C. Pennill, Sr., son of the late Risden and Jessie Pennill, was born in Punta Gorda, Belize (Central America) on Saturday, September 4, 1937. He was the third of eight children. Allan received his early education in Belize City and later became a member of the Belize Defense Forces where he served for two years. He attended...

Aug 29, 2024

Lillian Nell Luckey, 92, of Jennings, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.

Aug 29, 2024

Donald Reister Wells, 90, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at his residence.

Aug 29, 2024

Curtis "Grump" Williams, 74, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at his residence. The son of Hubert Williams and Sadie Pearl Jones, he was born on Monday, August 21, 1950 in Crescent City. He was a 1968 graduate of Crescent City Jr/Sr High School. Curtis was a God-fearing man. E-3 Williams entered...

Aug 28, 2024

Tressie Lee Brantley, 88, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at her residence.

Tressie Lee Brantley, the daughter of Louise McDuffie Wright, was born on Saturday, February 15, 1936 in Allendale, South Carolina. She was educated in the Allendale County School System. Tressie was a Christian who enjoyed gardening, watching...

Aug 25, 2024

Clarence "Turbo" Mims, 71, of Gainesville, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at his residence. The son of Willie Charles Mims, Sr. and Emma (Dixon) Mims, he was born on June 7, 1953 in Palatka. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and attended Middleton High School, Crescent City. He enlisted in the...

Aug 22, 2024

Jeffrey Matthew Kozanecki, 67, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at his residence.

Aug 21, 2024

Donald Ray Williams, 62, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Kindred Hospital North Florida, Green Cove Springs.  The son of Blanche Williams Woods and Sammie Lee Williams, he was born on May 1, 1962 in Palatka. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and attended Palatka High School. Donald was...

Aug 19, 2024

Mr. Jenifer Melvin "Jent" Gilyard, 72, of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Monday, August 19, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville.  The son of Clarence, Sr. and Melvise (Holsey) Gilyard, he was born on Monday, January 28, 1952 in San Mateo, Florida. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and was a 1970 graduate...

Aug 18, 2024

Walter Donald Markham, Jr., 69, of Hawthorne, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at his residence. The son of Elnora Carter-Bain and Walter Donald Markham, Sr., Walter was born on January 12, 1955 in Gainesville. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and was a 1973 graduate of Interlachen High School. He was...

Aug 18, 2024

William Randolph Fisher, 64, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.

Aug 16, 2024

Jack Henry Dixon was born May 28, 1937, in Biddiford Trelawny, Jamaica, West Indies, to Samuel and Rachel Dixon. Jack, the youngest of five children, spent the early years close to his father, working the farm during the day and walking several miles to the Primary School in Stewart Town after he finished. That tie to the...

Aug 13, 2024

Robert James "RJ" Gillon, III, 15, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at his residence. The son of Dedra (William, Jr.) McCormick and Robert (Crystal) Gillon, Jr., he was born on Saturday, January 10, 2009 in Albany, Georgia. He was educated in the Putnam County School District. While in 7th and 8th...

Aug 12, 2024

Angela "Ann" Hill Williams, 60, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, August 12, 2024 at UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville. The daughter of Willie Mae Roberts and Randolph Hill, she was born on Thursday, May 14, 1964 in Palatka. She was educated in the Putnam County School District and was a 1982 graduate of...

Aug 9, 2024

(Missionary) Jewel Baskin, 57, of Green Cove Springs, entered the sunset of life unexpectedly during a church mission trip to Africa on Friday, August 9, 2024 at the Hospital of Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.

The daughter of Martha Ann Denson and Mitchell Baskin, she was born on Sunday, September 18, 1966 in Manhattan, New York. She was...

Aug 7, 2024

Jean-Claude Christian Mantion, 83, of Hastings (Flagler Estates), entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at his residence.

Aug 5, 2024

Thomas Geoffrey Hawkins, 87, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans' Nursing Home, St. Augustine.

Aug 5, 2024

Mary Catherine Pierre, 83, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Monday, August 5, 2024 at her residence.