obituaries

Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.

Erma Jean Brown

Erma Jean Brown

May 4, 2022

Erma Jean Lowe Brown, 75, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital. A native of Perry, FL, Erma was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Lowe and Ethel Lee (Merritt) Lowe, born on Wednesday, December 11, 1946. Erma was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy High...

Sharon Yvette Lundy

Sharon Yvette Lundy

May 2, 2022

Sharon Yvette Lundy, 53, of Interlachen, entered the sunset of life on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Community Hospice, Bailey Center for Caring in St. Augustine. A native of Gainesville, she was the daughter of Freddie Lee Lundy, Sr. and Dorothy Jean Baker Young, born on Saturday, June 15, 1968 at Alachua General Hospital. Sharon was raised in Melrose...

Emily Ruby Hall

Emily Ruby Hall

May 1, 2022

Emily Ruby Hall, 98, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Opis Bridgeview Center, Ormond Beach.

Lynn Kaye Bloemendaal

Lynn Kaye Bloemendaal

Apr 29, 2022

Lynne Kay Bloemendaal, 64, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, April 29, 2022 at HCA FL Putnam Hospital, Palatka.

Joseph “Buddy Boy” Grant

Joseph “Buddy Boy” Grant

Apr 25, 2022

Joseph "Buddy Boy" Grant, 66, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The son of Dan and Louise Grant, he was born on Wednesday, September 21, 1955 in Bamberg, SC. He was educated in the Denmark Public School District at Denmark High School, SC. He enjoyed...

John Wesley Williams

John Wesley Williams

Apr 24, 2022

John Wesley Williams, 70, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his residence. The son of Eddie and Leola Williams, John was born on Tuesday, May 15, 1951. He was a 1969 graduate of Interlachen High School. He furthered his education at St. Augustine Technical Center in 1996, earning his certification to become...

Curtis Eugene Angle

Curtis Eugene Angle

Apr 24, 2022

Curtis Eugene Angle, 59, of Pomona Park (Welaka area), entered the sunset of life on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his residence.

Robert Lee Ferguson

Robert Lee Ferguson

Apr 23, 2022

Robert Lee "Rabbit" "Pop" Ferguson, 84, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The son of James Ferguson, Sr. and Alberta Jackson Speach, Robert was born on Thursday, July 15, 1937. He was a native and lifelong resident of Palatka. Robert was educated in the Putnam County...

Curley D. Gilmore

Curley D. Gilmore

Apr 20, 2022

Curley D. Gilmore, 60, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville. The son of Jimmy Lee Gilmore, Sr. and Jerry Dean (McCaskill) Gilmore, Curley was born on July 9, 1961 in Tallahassee. He was educated in the Leon County School District and a 1979 graduate of Amos...

Melody Ann Evans

Melody Ann Evans

Apr 17, 2022

Melody Ann Evans, 58, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.  The daughter of Eddie Lawrence Sharp, Sr., and Emma Lee (Harris) Sharp, she was born on Sunday, January 12, 1964 in Palatka, FL.  Melody was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1982 graduate...

Mary Louise Marshall

Mary Louise Marshall

Apr 16, 2022

Mary Louise Hill-Marshall was born on Wednesday, March 19, 1955, to Clinton Lee and LaVonia (Nash) Hill, Sr. She was a native of Starke, Florida, and was educated in the Bradford County School District. In 1970, she relocated to Palatka, Florida, and was a former member of Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, under...

Lewis F. Bird, Jr.

Lewis F. Bird, Jr.

Apr 14, 2022

Lewis "Frank" Bird, Jr., 79, of Lake Como, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, Palatka. A native of Atlanta, GA and the son of Kathryn and Lewis F. Bird Sr., "Frank" was born on Tuesday, March 30, 1943. A heavy equipment operator, he was employed by the Volusia...

Theetis Anderson George

Theetis Anderson George

Apr 13, 2022

Theetis Anderson George, 88, of Plant City, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City. The daughter of Lula (Dave) Thomas and Mitchell "Dan" Hopkins, she was a native of Lake Butler, educated in the Union County Public School District and attended Nursing School in Jacksonville. Theetis was later employed...

Traci L. Neal

Traci L. Neal

Apr 13, 2022

Traci Lynette Neal, 42, of Bunnell, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at AdventHealth Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care Center, Palm Coast. The daughter of Leroy Emanuel and Dorothy Neal, Traci was born on Saturday, September 15, 1979 in Bunnell, Florida. She was educated in the Brevard & Flagler County School Districts and a 1998...

Forrest Dewitt."Butch" Williams

Forrest Dewitt."Butch" Williams

Apr 13, 2022

Forrest DeWitt "Butch" Williams, 70, of Interlachen, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at HCA Florida Hospital, Palatka. A native of Genesee, Michigan, "Butch"  was born on Thursday, February 21, 1952.  He was the son of Forrest Otto Williams and Jeanne Williams.   "Butch" had 7 siblings: 2 brothers and 5 sisters. He was a retired over the road...

Barbara A Harris

Barbara A Harris

Apr 12, 2022

Barbara Ann Harris, 74, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, Palatka.   The daughter of Erester White and Elma Degrate White, she was born on Sunday, November 30, 1947 in Palatka. She was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1964 graduate of Central Academy High...

Charles M. Fuchs

Charles M. Fuchs

Apr 12, 2022

Charles Merrill Fuchs, 77, of Interlachen, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at his residence.

Lowell Thomas James

Lowell Thomas James

Apr 10, 2022

Superintendent Lowell T. James, 68, of High Springs, FL., entered the sunset of life on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at HCA Florida Lake City Hospital. Lowell T. James, affectionately known as "Skip", was born to the late Sarah and Roosevelt James on December 21, 1953, in Fort White, Florida. They noticed early on his kind demeanor and content personality....

Timothy “Tim” Thomas, Sr.

Timothy “Tim” Thomas, Sr.

Apr 9, 2022

Timothy "Tim" "Fire Man" Thomas, Sr., 72, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, peacefully entered the sunset of life on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at his residence, surrounded by his devoted wife and family. The son of Henry Thomas, Sr. and Mary "Li" (Jordan) Thomas, he was born on Thursday, March 16, 1950.  He was educated in the...

Betty J Thomas

Betty J Thomas

Apr 4, 2022

Betty J. Thomas, 74, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Monday, April 4, 2022 at AdventHealth Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care Center, Palm Coast. The daughter of Walter White and Katie Bennamon, she was born on Wednesday, January 28, 1948 in Vidalia, GA. In 1965, she graduated from Campbell High School in Daytona Beach.  On March...

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