obituaries

Feb 8, 2023

Reverend Clinton Rayburn, the son of Clarence Raybon and Annie Mae (Sullen) Raybon, was born on Thursday, June 19, 1952. He was educated in the Bullock County School System and a 1971 graduate of Union Springs High School, Union Springs, Alabama. Following his graduation, he was employed with McGregor Textile Company. In 1975, Rayburn relocated to Putnam County and...

Feb 7, 2023

Brigadier General Holsey Alexander Moorman (U.S. Army, Retired), 84, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at AdventHealth Palm Coast. The son of Holsey James and Grace Walker Moorman, he was born on Wednesday, May 18, 1938 in Roanoke, VA. Holsey was educated in the Public Schools of Roanoke, VA and graduated from...

Feb 6, 2023

Pamela Elizabeth Gagliano, 65, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, February 6, 2023 at her residence.

Jan 31, 2023

Roxanne "Gert" Geary Schlosser, 63, native of Petoskey, MI and resident of Larks Lake, MI, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her winter home in Satsuma, Florida.  The daughter of Ronald Glen Geary and Maryann Whitaker Geary was born on Sunday, November 29, 1959. She was educated in the Emmet County School District at...

Jan 29, 2023

Ulysee "Lil Man" Davis, Jr., 61, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his sister's residence in Satsuma. The son of Ulysee Davis, Sr. and Bertha Lee Bodie Davis, he was born on Thursday, January 18, 1962 in Interlachen. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and was a graduate of...

Jan 28, 2023

Izel Session, Sr., 89, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on January 28, 2023, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.  The son of Samuel Session, Sr. and Maebell Session, he was born on Tuesday, April 18, 1933, in Picolata, Florida.   He was educated in the St. Johns County School District.

Izel worked in the...

Jan 25, 2023

James Otis Sanders, 81, of Seville, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at his residence. The son of James Moses and Hannah (Thomas) Sanders, he was born on Friday, April 11, 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama. He was of the christian  faith and was a member of Damascus Baptist Church. James, affectionately known as "Big O",...

Jan 23, 2023

Beatrice "Bea" Smith, 65, native and lifelong resident of Bunnell, entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 23, 2023 surrounded by her loving family at AdventHealth Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care Center, Palm Coast.  The daughter of May Lizer Miller (Smith) & Wilbur Chester Smith, Sr. was born on December 17, 1957.  Beatrice was a Cosmetology School graduate...

Jan 20, 2023

Barrie "Shane" Hamilton, 64, of Pomona Park (Lake Como), peacefully entered the sunset of life on Friday, January 20, 2023 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2023 and 8-11 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2023 at McClain-Hays Funeral Home, Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January...

Jan 14, 2023

Ollie Smith St. Clair, 90, of Tallahassee (native of Federal Point) entered the sunset of life on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Charlie and Juanita Smith, she was born on Saturday, October 1, 1932. She was the oldest of eight children. Ollie was a 1950 graduate of Hastings Vocational Training High...

Jan 12, 2023

Little Esther Dobson, 63, a native and lifelong resident of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at her residence. The daughter of Leroy Creech, Sr. and Betty Lou Sutton, she was born on Sunday, April 12, 1959. Esther was educated in the Putnam County School District. She worked for the local Crescent City...

Jan 9, 2023

Countess W. Horton, 58, entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 9, 2023, in Atlanta, GA. She was a native of Palatka, born on Tuesday, September 1, 1964.  After graduating from Woodward High School in 1983, Countess attended Georgia Southern and Georgia State University, where she focused her studies on Finance and Accounting. She took immense pride in...

Jan 6, 2023

Patrick Edward Cresci , 73, of Hawthorne, entered the sunset of life on Friday, January 6, 2023 at his residence.

Jan 3, 2023

Billy Jason Williams, 42, of Interlachen, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at his residence. The son of Deloris (Morris) Williams and Billy Vonne Deel, he was born on Monday, January 21, 1980. He was affectionately known as "BJ" by his close family. Billy was of the Christian faith and enjoyed fishing, kayaking, canoeing, target...

Jan 3, 2023

Alfred Raye Floyd, the son of Larry Corbin and Levonia Holsey, was born on Tuesday, July 9, 1968, in Withams, VA. Raye spent some of his high school years playing football in New Jersey at Lawrenceville High School. He later relocated to Florida where his outgoing personality and likable spirit was projected at Palatka High School. After earning his...

Dec 30, 2022

John Walter Harrahill, 84, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Friday, December 30, 2022 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital.

Dec 27, 2022

James Willie "J.D." Felton, 68, of Jacksonville, FL., was called by our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 into eternal rest at his residence. A native of Vienna, GA., he was born on Sunday, February 14, 1954 to Willie James and Dora Lee (Anderson) Felton. " J.D." was educated in the Clay County School District at Dunbar...

Dec 18, 2022

Elaine Saunders Koonce, 88, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at AdventHealth, Palm Coast. Elaine Saunders Koonce, the daughter of George and Winnie Saunders, was born Tuesday, June 19,1934 in Brooklyn, New York. She was educated in the New York City School System. She met and married the love of her life,...

Dec 18, 2022

Alejandro Donato, Jr., 56, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at his residence

Dec 14, 2022

Frank Jennings Palmer, 60, of Elk River, MN, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, Palatka.  Arrangements entrusted to the care of Karl N. Flagg Serenity Memorial Chapel.