obituaries
Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.
Leroy Hampton, Iii
Jan 7, 2019
Leroix "LeRoy" Hampton, III, 56, of Atlanta, GA, entered the sunset of life on January 7, 2019 at Emory Hospital, Atlanta, GA. The son of LeRoy Hampton, Jr. and Kathryn Perkins Hampton, he was born on Sunday, September 17, 1961 in Sanford, FL. LeRoix grew up in Altamonte Springs, FL area and graduated from Lyman High School, Longwood. From...
Charles L. Brantley, Sr.
Jan 6, 2019
SMSgt (USAF Retired) Charles Lee "Chuck" Brantley, Sr., 58, of Rockledge FL, entered the sunset of life at 10:35 a.m., on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Dr. Jey Pillai Center for Hospice Care, Rockledge. Â A native of Allendale, SC, he was born on Wednesday, October 19, 1960, to Marion and Tressie Lee (McDuffie) Brantley, Sr. Brantley was raised and...
Jahme Z. Jones
Dec 31, 2018
Jahme Zaki Jones, 23, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, he was the son of Johnny Lee Jones, Jr. and Tammie McCaskill, born on Sunday, January 22, 1995. He was educated in the Putnam County School District (Palatka High School)....
Allen Ray Riley
Dec 30, 2018
Allen Ray Riley, 64, of Keystone Heights, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.
James Jordan
Dec 18, 2018
Deacon James "Big James" Jordan, 60, of Crescent City, gained his heavenly wings on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Hardeeville, SC, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Allendale, SC, he was the son of John Jordan, Sr. and Hattie Lee (Wright) Jordan, born on Wednesday, October 15, 1958. He was educated in...
Ruth N. Plummer
Dec 15, 2018
Ruth Naomi Plummer, 68, of St. Augustine, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine. The daughter of Andrew Jackson and Henrietta Elizabeth (Williams) Plummer, Sr., she was a native and lifelong resident of St. Augustine, born on Wednesday, September 6, 1950. A 1968 graduate of Richard J. Murray High School, she...
Katherine M. Sanford
Dec 14, 2018
Katherine May Sanford, 85, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life suddenly on Friday, December 14, 2018 at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach. A native of East Orange, NJ, she was born on Monday, March 13, 1933 to Frank and Marion (Jones) Fowlkes. She was educated in the Essex County NJ School District. Katherine resided in East Orange...
Dorothy A. Jones
Dec 5, 2018
Dorothy Ann Bennett Jones, 75, of St. Augustine (Elwood Community), entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Moultrie Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, St. Augustine. A native and lifelong resident of Elwood, she was born on Sunday, May 16, 1943 to James Bennett, Sr., and Thelma Lee King Bennett. She was educated in the St....
Selma P. Raphael
Dec 5, 2018
Selma Priscilla Raphael, 73, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 under Florida Hospital Hospice Care at her residence. A native of Panama City, Panama, she was born on Tuesday, July 3, 1945 to Frederick & Iris Daniel. She was educated in the Panama School District. Selma relocated to Brooklyn, NY and was...
Gerald J. James
Dec 4, 2018
Gerald Jerome James, 66, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. A native of Palatka, he was born on Tuesday, September 16, 1952 to Leroy James, Jr. and Dorothy M. James. He was educated in the Putnam County School District attending both Central Academy and Palatka South High Schools, respectively, graduating in the "Promising...
Denise L. Pastely
Dec 2, 2018
Denise Lavette Barrs Pastely, 48, native and lifelong resident of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. The daughter of Willie Barrs and Yvonne Denise Lane, she was born on Friday, March 13. 1970. "Peaches" as she was affectionately known, was a 1989 graduate of Crescent City High...
Emma L. Sharp
Nov 30, 2018
Minister Emma Lee Sharp, 74, of Palatka, peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. A native of Wilson, NC., she was the daughter of Henry Allen and Annie Laura Taylor, born on Thursday, July 6, 1944. Her early education was in the Wilson County NC School District. After her family...
David L. Givens
Nov 29, 2018
David Lee Givens, Sr., 84, of Green Cove Springs (formerly Palatka), entered the sunset of life on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park. A native of Trenton, FL, he was the son of Johnnie and Cora (Holmes) Givens, Sr., born on Wednesday, May 30, 1934. The youngest of four siblings, he was educated in the...
Luis Cruz
Nov 26, 2018
Luis Alberto Cruz, Jr., 47, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. A native of Bronx, NY, he was the son of Luis Alberto Cruz, Sr. and Blanca Rosa (Medina) Cruz, born on Tuesday, August 24, 1971. He was educated in Bronx New York School District and in...
Kenneth A. Jones
Nov 24, 2018
Kenneth Antonio Jones commenced life on Saturday, March 12, 1966 as the son of Grady and Ruth Bryson Jones. A longtime resident of St. Augustine, Kenneth was educated in the St. Johns County School District, graduated from St. Augustine Vocational-Technical Center and also attended Broward Career College. At an early age, Kenneth was baptized at North City Baptist Church,...
Walter Green, Jr.
Nov 21, 2018
Walter Green, Jr., 67, of Pomona Park, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his residence.
Mark L. Rayne
Nov 20, 2018
Mark Lutrell Rayne, 50, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville. A native of Palatka, Mark was the son of Robert Lee Rayne, Sr. and Betty Jean Anderson, born on Saturday, November 9, 1968. Mark was educated in the Putnam County School District. In his early years,...
Sandra L. Gilliam
Nov 15, 2018
Deaconess Sandra Louise Smith Gilliam, 68, of St. Augustine, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Northeast FL Community Hospice, Bailey Center for Caring, St. Augustine. A native and lifelong resident of St. Augustine, she was the daughter of Altamese Logan-McCoy and Freddie Smith, born on Tuesday, September 19, 1950. Sandra was educated in the St....
William H. Harris, Jr.
Nov 7, 2018
William Henry Harris, Jr., 61, lifelong resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Northeast Florida Community Hospice, Bailey Center for Caring, St. Augustine. A native of Palatka, he was the son of William Henry and Virginia (Epps) Harris, Sr., born on Tuesday, May 21, 1957. He was educated...
Harry Austin
Nov 3, 2018
Harry Austin, 67, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his residence. The son of Corrine Austin and Benjamin Robinson, he was born on Thursday, May 10, 1951. He was a 1970 graduate of Palatka South High School. Harry was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, where he served...
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