obituaries

Nov 4, 2019

Peggy Elaine Middleton, 71, of Lake Como, entered the sunset of life on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park. A native of Surrency, GA, she was the daughter of Johnny and Josephine (Goodwin) Crosby, born on Friday, April 23, 1948. Peggy was educated in the Appling County Georgia School District. She was employed by...

Nov 3, 2019

Robert Lamar Cox, 68, of Pomona Park, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at his residence.

Nov 3, 2019

David Alan McAlister, 75, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at his residence.  A native of Lakeland, FL., he was the son of Allen and Mary (Barrett) McAlister, born on Saturday, July 29, 1944.  David was a 1963 graduate of Santa Fe High School, High Springs. He enlisted into the U.S. Army...

Oct 29, 2019

Mildred Christina Bartley, 84, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Matthew and Arabella (Williams) Mackey, she was a native of Jacksonville, born on Friday, February 1, 1935. She was educated in the Clay County School District at Matthew Gilbert High School, Class of...

Oct 23, 2019

Annie Lue Shine-Collins, 70, of Green Cove Springs, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Baptist Clay Medical Campus, Fleming Island. The daughter of Roy and Hattie Mae (Lattimore) Bell, she was a native and lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs, born on Sunday, February 6, 1949. She was educated in the Clay County School...

Oct 20, 2019

Alice Ida Brenay Ashton, 90, of Brighton, Ontario, Canada, entered the sunset of life at her daughter's Palatka residence on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Oct 19, 2019

Clarence Gilyard, Sr., 93, lifelong resident of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his daughter, Vosie's residence in Palm Coast surrounded by his family. A native and lifelong resident of San Mateo, he was the son of Aaron and Isabel (Mitchell) Gilyard, born on Sunday, July 4, 1926. Clarence was educated in...

Oct 14, 2019

Shirley Altamease Burke-Felder, 75, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Putnam Community Medical Center.  A native of Palatka, FL., she was the daughter of Norman B. and Dorothy A. (Young) Burke, born on Friday, January 14, 1944. Shirley was a 1962 graduate and crowned "C.A. Queen" of Central Academy High School. ...

Oct 12, 2019

Lillian McMillan Brinson, 83, of Albany, GA., (longtime Palatka resident) peacefully entered the sunset of life on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in Albany surrounded by her family. The daughter of Raleigh McMillan and Mary Pitts McMillan, she was born on Thursday, May 7, 1936 in Welaka, FL. Lillian was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy...

Oct 12, 2019

Good Beginnings

Mary Ellen Foster entered this world on February 24, 1933, the third of eight children born to Levoy and Odessa Wright of Waverly, Alabama.  The family moved from Waverly to Chattanooga, Tennessee where Mary attended public school.  She was raised in a devoutly Christian household. Card games...

Oct 3, 2019

Allen Westley Hughett, Jr., 62, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Orange Park Medical Center.

Oct 1, 2019

Lee "Bo" Davidson, 68, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Halifax Hospice Care Center, Ormond Beach.

Sep 28, 2019

Charlene LaShonda "Shai" Passmore, 42, native and lifelong resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Putnam Community Medical Center. The daughter of Deacon Robert Lewis Passmore, Jr., and Mary "Evelyn" Roberts Passmore, she was born on Saturday, January 1, 1977. Charlene was a 1996 graduate of Palatka High School. She was employed...

Sep 24, 2019

Josephine Johnson Elmore, 69, of Palm Coast, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her residence. A native of Williston, FL., she was the daughter of Joseph and Florence (Williams) Johnson, born on Saturday, August 12, 1950. Josephine received her formal education in the St. Johns County School District and was a 1968 graduate of R....

Sep 23, 2019

Floyd Edward Hughes, 94, of Keystone Heights, peacefully entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 23, 2019 at Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, Starke, FL. A native of Detroit, he was the son of John and Velma (Durrance) Hughes, born on Sunday, April 19, 1925. He was of the Methodist faith. At the age of 18, Floyd joined...

Sep 20, 2019

Aubury "Honeydew" Burns, Jr., 66, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 20, 2019 at his residence.  The son of Aubury Burns, Sr. and Elizabeth Victoria (Davis) Burns, he was a native of Sylacauga (Talladega County), AL., born on Monday, June 15, 1953. During his early childhood, his family moved to Quincy, FL and he was...

Sep 20, 2019

Edwin Roland "Buddy" Williams, Jr., 68, of Jacksonville, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center-South, Jacksonville. A native of Jacksonville, he was the son of Edwin Roland Williams Sr., and Winifred Hill Williams, born on Tuesday, December 12, 1950. "Buddy" was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1968 graduate...

Sep 18, 2019

Deaconess Ruby Lee McCloud Lewis, 89, of Norfolk, VA, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at her residence. The daughter of Henry Wilcox, Sr. and Carrie Jackson, she was a native of Glenmora, LA, born on Tuesday, May 27, 1930. She was the fourth of nine children. In her early years, the family relocated to...

Sep 12, 2019

Arthur David Sheffield, Sr., 81, of Orange Park, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Orange Park. The son of David Sheffield and Etta Bell Brown, he was born on Saturday, February 5, 1938 in Satsuma, FL.  He was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy.  He...

Sep 9, 2019

Wanda Deneen "Neen" Pressley-McDuffie, the daughter of the late Mozella Pressley Burns and Obie "James" Cunningham, was born on Wednesday, May 31, 1967, in Gainesville, FL. At the age of 52, she entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville. She was raised in Green Cove Springs for most of her early childhood....