obituaries

Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.

Bertha Lee Blakely

Bertha Lee Blakely

Feb 4, 2024

Bertha Lee Dennis Blakely, 91, of Welaka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.

Bertha Lee Dennis Blakely was born on Thursday, May 12, 1932 in Fort Gates, FL. The daughter of Sarah Cook Rogers, at a very young age, she was adopted...

Frances Gray Nicklow

Frances Gray Nicklow

Feb 1, 2024

Mother Frances Gray Nicklow, 89, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of  Corry and Bertha (Baker) Gray, she was a  native and lifelong resident of Palatka, born on Sunday, January 27, 1935. She was a faithful member and church mother of Pentecostal...

John Gordon Blake

John Gordon Blake

Jan 29, 2024

John Gordon Blake, 79, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Halifax Health - Hospice Ormond Beach Care Center.

John Gordon Blake was born on Friday, March 3, 1944, to John A. Blake and Allethia Smith Blake in Brooklyn, NY. "Johnny", as he was affectionately called by family and close...

Lewis Ann Miler

Lewis Ann Miler

Jan 29, 2024

Lewis "Ann" Miler, a native of Seville, the daughter of Lewis Walton Jr. and Emma Lee Brantley-Cobb, was born Monday, June 9, 1958. Ann was educated in the Volusia County School District. She was a faithful honorary member of New Saint Paul Church, Seville. Ann was a dedicated worker at Big Lots of Palatka for over 20 years. She...

Beatrice Carla Bush

Beatrice Carla Bush

Jan 26, 2024

Beatrice Carla Bush was born on Tuesday, March 20, 1962 in Crescent City, FL to Jary Dean Bush and Lemar Evans, Sr.  She was a lifelong resident of Crescent City and was affectionately known as Carla or Tiny. Carla was a 1980 graduate of Crescent City High School.  She was employed as an Area Stock Clerk at Sparton Electronics...

Nancy Rowe Blue

Nancy Rowe Blue

Jan 23, 2024

Nancy Rowe Blue, age 79, of Pomona Park, Florida, passed away on January 23, 2024. She was born on April 20, 1944, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Raymond Isidore Rowe and Agnes Kemper Rowe. Nancy grew up in Jacksonville Beach and never lost her love for the sand and waves. She graduated from Fletcher High School and went on to...

Helen Nichols Cleveland

Helen Nichols Cleveland

Jan 18, 2024

Helen Faye Nichols Cleveland, 71, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Lloyd and Ethel (Freeman) Nichols, she was born on Tuesday, March 4, 1952.  Her primary, intermediate, and high school grades were completed at Middleton Elementary School (Crescent City) and Matthew Scippio Academy...

Thomas H. Young, Jr.

Thomas H. Young, Jr.

Jan 16, 2024

Thomas H. Young, Jr., 81, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at AdventHealth Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care Center.

Toni Renate Williams

Toni Renate Williams

Jan 15, 2024

Toni Renate Williams, 60, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 15, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Albert and Alberta Martin, she was born on Sunday, October 27, 1963 in Palatka, Florida. She was educated in the Putnam County School District and was a 1981 graduate...

William Marshall

William Marshall

Jan 15, 2024

William D. Marshall, 84, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 15, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center.

Lydia Huff Gillins

Lydia Huff Gillins

Jan 13, 2024

Lydia Huff Gillins, affectionately known to her family as "Kay" was born on Wednesday, May 11, 1949 in Cleveland, TN to Bethel Francis Huff and Cora Lee Winn. Kay relocated with her family to Florida and resided in Palatka. While residing in Palatka she met and married Paul Gillins. Kay was employed at Wal-Mart Supercenter as a cashier. She...

Philip Hopper

Philip Hopper

Jan 12, 2024

Philip O. Hopper, 69, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.

Vivian Johnson-Wilson

Vivian Johnson-Wilson

Jan 11, 2024

Vivian O. Johnson Wilson, 95, of Hawthorne, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at her residence.

Brent Jernigan

Brent Jernigan

Jan 5, 2024

Brent Manuel Jernigan, 30, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, January 5, 2023 at HCA FL Orange Park Hospital.

Kenneth Hill

Kenneth Hill

Jan 3, 2024

Kenneth L. Hill, 57, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, January 3, 2023 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, Palatka.

Wilene Jean Session

Wilene Jean Session

Dec 30, 2023

Wilene Jean (Ellerby) Session, 69, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Community Hospice Bailey Center for Caring, St. Augustine, following an extended illness. The daughter of Daniel Ellerby, Sr. and  Clara (Holmes) Ellerby, she was born on Tuesday, October 19, 1954 in East Palatka. She was educated in the Putnam County...

Tamekia Ford

Tamekia Ford

Dec 30, 2023

Tamekia Natasha Evans Ford, 51, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of David Jackson and Cynthia Evans Calloway, Tamekia was born on Tuesday, July 4, 1972 in Boston, MA. She was educated in the Putnam County School District and...

Eddie Lee Shine, Jr.

Eddie Lee Shine, Jr.

Dec 30, 2023

Eddie Lee Shine, Jr., 81, of Green Cove Springs, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his residence, surrounded by his caring family. The son of Eddie Lee and Mattie Jane (Holland) Shine, Sr., he was born on March 6, 1942 in Clay County, FL. He was educated in the Clay County School...

Jack Walker

Jack Walker

Dec 26, 2023

Jack Walker, 68, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at his residence.

Sheila A. Powell

Sheila A. Powell

Dec 26, 2023

Sheila Arletha Powell, 62, of Daytona Beach (Crescent City native), entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at AdventHealth Daytona Beach. The daughter of Deacon James and Helen Powell, she was born on Tuesday, October 31, 1961 in Crescent City, Florida. She received Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age. She...

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