obituaries

Oct 8, 2020

Florence Floretta Heyward Corke, 90, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at AdventHealth Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care, Palm Coast. A native of Charleston, SC., Florence was the daughter of Samuell and Wilhemina Campbell, born on Wednesday, August 20, 1930. She was educated in the Charleston County, SC School District.  Florence maintained...

Oct 7, 2020

Charles Maurice "Butch" Puryear, Sr., 70, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. The son of Harvey "Dickie" Green and Elouise McCaskill, he was born on Tuesday, July 18, 1950 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. "Butch" was the oldest child of five siblings. He was educated in the...

Oct 7, 2020

Gladys Mae Guice-Lee, 79, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. A native of Union Springs, AL. She was the daughter of Wyatt Guice and Jesse Mae Barnes, born on Wednesday, September 3, 1941. She was educated in the Gadsden County, AL School District at Carter Campbell...

Oct 6, 2020

Emmily Boone-Bell, 61, of Norfolk, VA., was a native of St. Augustine.  The daughter of George and Francis Boone, she was born on Thursday, February 5, 1959. God, in his infinite wisdom and majestic glory, looked 61 years ahead and held back the angel of death until Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.

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Oct 6, 2020

Susan Renee Miller, 55, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her residence.

Sep 30, 2020

Sylvester T. Davis, Sr. Sylvester Tyrone Davis, Sr., 65, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his residence.

Sep 24, 2020

Joe Lane Wright, Sr., 85, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. The son of Lee and Claudia Wright, he was born on August 13, 1935 in St. Augustine, Florida. Joe was a member of Rhema Healing & Deliverance Missions, Inc. He enjoyed spending time with family and...

Sep 22, 2020

Elizabeth "Liz" Jackson, the daughter of Willie Jackson and Dorothy Austin, was a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, FL., born on August 14, 1949. Liz was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1967 graduate of Central Academy High School. During her early years she was baptized and was a former member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist...

Sep 21, 2020

Ernest Leonard Alvarez, 65, of Florahome, entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 21, 2020 at his residence.

Sep 16, 2020

Robert Sylvester Appling, Sr., 59, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville.  A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, he was the son of Artis Appling, Sr., and Joyce A. (Suggs) Appling, born on Tuesday, August 29, 1961.  He was educated in the Putnam County School District and...

Sep 16, 2020

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Doretha "Doe" Beauford Powell, 75, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. She was a native of East Palatka and the fifth daughter of Will and Louise Beauford (Mattear), born on Sunday, July 22, 1945. Doretha was educated in the Putnam County School District, graduating...

Sep 14, 2020

Rosemary Gilyard London, 65, of Bunnell, entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 14, 2020 at AdventHealth, Palm Coast. The daughter of Sim and Marie (Singletary) Gilyard, she was a native and lifelong resident of Bunnell, born on Sunday, March 27, 1955. She was a 1973 graduate of Bunnell High School, and subsequently attended Daytona Beach Community College. ...

Sep 13, 2020

Daphnie Louise Harrison, 80, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at AdventHealth, Palm Coast. The daughter of Lewis Palmer and Mary Holiness and native of Mandeville, Jamaica, Daphnie was born on Monday, May 13, 1940. She grew up in Jamaica and moved to London at age 18, where she pursued her nursing...

Sep 12, 2020

Lillie Mae Patton, 79, of Crescent City (Paradise Shores) entered the sunset of life on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her residence. A native of Albany, KY, she was the daughter of Edgar Paul Stockton and Roxie Ellen (Ballenger) Stockton, born on Thursday, August 14, 1941. She was a residence of Crescent City since 2004, moving from New Castle,...

Sep 7, 2020

Douglas A. Deon, 64, of Hollister, entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 7, 2020 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.

Sep 3, 2020

Devonte Kenyon "Bubba" Brown, 24, of Gainesville (Palatka), entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Putnam Community Medical Center, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Gainesville, he was the son of Allyson Miller-Paige and Sylvester Brown, Devonte was born on Wednesday, October 18, 1995. He was educated in...

Sep 3, 2020

James Robert Beane, 75, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka.

Sep 1, 2020

Ricky Leon Maples, Jr., 34, of Panama City, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, Panama City.  A native of Palatka, he was the son of Ricky Leon, Sr. and Karen Denise (Norwood) Maples, born on Tuesday, August 5, 1986.  Ricky was educated in the Putnam County and Bay County,...

Aug 29, 2020

Jimmie C. Williams, Jr., 41, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL., as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Although a native of Gainesville, he was a lifelong resident of Palatka.  The son of Jimmie C. Williams, Sr. and O'Dell Torrance, he was...

Aug 28, 2020

Freddie Lee Dorsey, Sr., 74, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka and son of Hattie Mae Dorsey, was born on Saturday, February 2, 1946. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1964 graduate of Central Academy High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He attended Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia, on a football...