Larry Baskin
Nov 1, 2018
Larry Baskin, 64, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, peacefully entered the sunset of life on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The son of Roosevelt and Alice Marie (Worthen) Baskin, he was born on Friday, July 16, 1954. He was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy High School. He...
Sally Clark
Nov 1, 2018
Sally Clark, 55, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka.
Marion J. Mcrae
Oct 26, 2018
Marion Jennetta "Moo-Lou" McRae, 68, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Mossie and Thelma Lee (Nelson) McRae, she was born on Saturday, April 1, 1950. She was educated in the Putnam County School District. Marion was a people person...
Bonnie M. Burgess
Oct 25, 2018
Bonnie Marie Burgess, 74, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park.
Rosezanna Medlock
Oct 23, 2018
Rosezanna "BeBe" Williams Medlock, 64, a native and resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at CoCoCay, Bahamas on the 2nd day of a 5-day family cruise. She was the daughter of Rutha Lee Williams-Borden and Walter Junior, born on Tuesday, December 22, 1953. She was educated in the Putnam County School District at...
Patricia A. Hamilton
Oct 8, 2018
Patricia Ann Harris Hamilton, 58, of Seville, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 8, 2018 in Deland. A native of Deland, she was the daughter of Herbert Harris and Mary Magdalene (Johnson) Harris, born on Saturday, February 20, 1960. She was educated in the Volusia County School District. In her early years, she worked alongside her parents and...
Ernest Washington
Oct 5, 2018
Ernest "Candyman" Washington, 89, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Stuart F. Meyer Hospice Care Center, Palm Coast. A native of Bartow, GA, he was the son Aaron Washington and Eula Mae Johnson, born on Wednesday, July 10, 1929. His childhood years were spent in Wadley, GA where he was raised by...
Isaac Ford
Oct 1, 2018
Isaac Ford, Sr., 74, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 1, 2018 surrounded by his loving family in Deltona. A native of Swainsboro, GA, he was the son of Ty'Cobb Ford, Sr. and Maude Lee (Wilcher) Ford, born on Thursday, July 20, 1944. He was educated in the Volusia County School System at Euclid High...
Clifton B. Smiley
Sep 20, 2018
Clifton Bernard Smiley, 41, of St Augustine (Elwood Community), entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 20, 2018. The son of Alvin Smiley, Sr. and Debbie Felton Smiley, he was a native of St. Augustine, born on Saturday, September 25, 1976. He was educated in the St. Johns County School District at Allen D. Nease Senior High School. Clifton...
Hubert C. Hoerth
Sep 19, 2018
Hubert "Hugh" Charles Hoerth, 82, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of Hubert and Helen (Mathis) Hoerth, born on Monday, October 28, 1935. Following high school graduation, he earned an Associate of Arts degree. Hugh was of the Lutheran...
Zaden Alvoid Sharper
Sep 16, 2018
Zaden Alvoid Sharper, 4, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, September 16, 2018 as a result of injuries sustained in an early morning house fire in Pomona Park. The son of Nathan Sharper, Sr. and Kenyetta Lundy Whipple, he was born on Monday, June 9, 2014. Zaden was a Pre-K student at Middleton-Burney Elementary School and...
Na'Ziyah Elizabeth Sharper
Sep 16, 2018
Na'Ziyah Elizabeth Sharper, 5, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life Sunday, September 16, 2018 as a result of injuries sustained in an early morning house fire in Pomona Park. The daughter of Nathan Sharper, Sr. and Kenyetta Lundy Whipple, she was born on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Na'Ziyah was a Kindergarten student at Middleton-Burney Elementary School and was...
Abraham Moody
Sep 15, 2018
Deacon Abraham "Abe" Moody, 97, longtime Interlachen resident, entered the sunset of his earthly life on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Shands Starke Regional Medical Center, Starke. A native of Kingsland, GA., he was born on Saturday, April 23, 1921 .  Abe was one of six children born to Styles and Ida (Bessent) Moody .  Abe's siblings included three brothers,...
Marco L. Smith, Sr.
Sep 13, 2018
Marco Leonadas "Peco" Smith, Sr., 45, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, he was the son of Johnny and Dothea (Hardy) Smith, born on Tuesday, June 26, 1973. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and a 1991 graduate...
George E. Taylor, Jr.
Sep 10, 2018
George Emanuel Taylor, Jr., 71, of St. Petersburg, entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 10, 2018 at his residence. A native of Hastings, he was the son of George Taylor, Sr. and Myrtle Humphrey, born on Thursday, October 24, 1946. He was lovingly raised in Palatka by his paternal aunt, Rebecca Taylor Ray and was a 1964 graduate...
Johnny B. Armstead, Sr.
Sep 9, 2018
Johnny Bernard Armstead, Sr., 65, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his residence. A native of Sebring, he was the son of Dennis Armstead and Geneva Wilson, born on Saturday, August 29, 1953. Johnny was educated in the Highland County, FL School District and was a 1971 graduate of Lake Placid High School....
Christopher Columbus Parsons, Jr.
Sep 8, 2018
Christopher Columbus Parsons, Jr., 70. of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka.
Vernell S. Labrew
Sep 6, 2018
Mother Vernell Staley LaBrew, 80, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at her residence. A native of Aiken, SC, she was the daughter of Kathryn McKie and Blanton Williams, born on Saturday, February 5, 1938. She was educated in the Aiken County, SC School System. Over her career, she worked several jobs, including farm...
Ronald L. Sheffield
Sep 4, 2018
Ronald Lorenzo "Porky" Sheffield, 65, of Jacksonville (longtime Palatka resident), entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside, Jacksonville. A native of Palatka, he was the son of David Sheffield and Etta Bell (Brown) Sheffield, born on Monday, December 8, 1952. He was educated in the Putnam County School District and a...
Alton R. Nealy
Aug 30, 2018
Deacon Alton Raymond Nealy, 88, of Savannah, GA (formerly of Palatka), went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA. A native of Rebecca, GA, he was the son of William Bud and Ella Gussie (Johnson) Nealy, born on Saturday, August 9, 1930. He was...