obituaries

Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.

Barbara Burley

Barbara Burley

Aug 17, 2017

Barbara Burley, 53, of, Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Willie Burley and Mattie Evans Burley, she was born on Monday, August 17, 1964 in Miami, FL. She was educated in the Miami-Dade County School District and was a 1982 graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School. She attended...

Mary D. Campbell

Mary D. Campbell

Aug 16, 2017

Mary Dunbar Campbell, 80, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. A native of Folkston, GA., she was born on Sunday, December 20, 1936 to Richard and Josephine (Jordan) Dunbar. She was educated in the Charlton County GA School District. Mary relocated to Palatka in the early 1970's. Her...

Andrew Johnson, Sr.

Andrew Johnson, Sr.

Aug 13, 2017

The life and legacy of Andrew "A.D." Johnson, Sr.: An additional member of the "Johnson clan" arrived on Friday, August 26, 1927 in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida. The children of William and Classie (Cox) Johnson were informed that they had another baby brother. His name would be "Andrew," which means "manly, masculine, man." The family migrated within Florida from...

Mechel Bynoe Ramos

Mechel Bynoe Ramos

Aug 12, 2017

Mechel Bynoe-Ramos, 30, of San Antonio, TX, entered the sunset of life on Friday, August 11, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Michael Bynoe and Altrese Hopkins Weathers, she was born on Sunday, July 26, 1987 in Fort Myers, FL. She was educated in the Putnam County, FL and Mecklenburg, NC County School Districts, and graduated from Vance High...

Kathryn Dekle Roberts

Kathryn Dekle Roberts

Aug 11, 2017

Kathryn Yvonne Dekle Roberts, 84, of Palatka, peacefully entered the sunset of life on Friday, August 11, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Stringer) Dekle, she was a native of Metcalf, GA., born on Thursday, March 23, 1933. She was educated in the Thomas County, GA School District. Kathryn earned a Bachelor...

Sadie Jenkins Ginwright

Sadie Jenkins Ginwright

Aug 10, 2017

Sadie Maria Jenkins Ginwright, 62, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Fletcher Bryant and Ruth Jenkins, she was born on Wednesday, February 23, 1955 in Rochester, NY. At an early age, the Jenkins family relocated to Palatka. She was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central...

Victoria Veronica Medley

Victoria Veronica Medley

Jul 31, 2017

Victoria Veronica Medley, 58, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville. The daughter of Adam Danford Bostick, Jr. and Alice Marjorie (Savage) Bostick, she was born on Wednesday, July 29, 1959 in Tampa, Florida. She was educated in the Hillsborough County School District in Tampa and Plant City and was...

Willie James Faison

Willie James Faison

Jul 27, 2017

Deacon Willie James Faison, 99, (World War II Veteran) of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Hospice of Marion County Legacy House, Ocala. The youngest son of David and Rena Faison, he was a native of Fort McCoy, born on Monday, October 8, 1917. He was educated in the Marion County School District. At...

Mavis L. Lewis

Mavis L. Lewis

Jul 22, 2017

Mavis Lucille Lewis, 87, of Palm Coast, transitioned on Saturday, July 22, 2017. The daughter of James and Lucy Grant, she was a native of Rocky Mountain, NC. She was educated in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School District. She resided in Brooklyn, NY for years and in 1998 moved to Palm Coast. She was employed at Kings County Hospital until...

Henry Wilcox, Jr.

Henry Wilcox, Jr.

Jul 21, 2017

Henry Wilcox, Jr., 85 of Green Cove Springs, entered the sunset of life on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Orange Park. The son of Henry and Carrie (Jackson) Wilcox, Sr., he was born on Sunday, May 15, 1932 in Glenmora, Louisiana. He was educated in the Clay County School District at Dunbar High School in Green Cove Springs. In 1951,...

Janie Lee Coleman

Janie Lee Coleman

Jul 21, 2017

Janie Lee Trumpler Coleman, 93, native and lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs, peacefully entered her heavenly place on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Orange Park. The daughter of Gordon and Fannie (Fleming) Trumpler, Sr., she was born on September 30, 1923. She was educated in the Clay County School District at Dunbar High School. She became the devoted wife...

Doris V. Bryant

Doris V. Bryant

Jul 18, 2017

Doris Virginia Waters Bryant, 84, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center-South, Jacksonville. The daughter of James and Hazel (Keene) Waters, she was born on Sunday, April 23, 1933 in Jacksonville. She was educated in the Duval County School District and a graduate of Boylan-Haven School for Girls, Jacksonville. She...

Lucinda Jones Wilcox

Lucinda Jones Wilcox

Jul 14, 2017

Lucinda Jones Wilcox, 55, of St. Augustine, entered the sunset of life on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center-Beaches, Jacksonville Beach, FL. The daughter of Patterson "Mr. Bud" Jones, Sr., and Eula B. Whitfield-Brown, she was a native of St. Augustine, born on Wednesday, August 9, 1961. She was a 1980 graduate of St. Augustine High School. Lucinda...

Brittany L. Beauford

Brittany L. Beauford

Jul 6, 2017

Brittany Lynn Beauford, 27, of East Palatka (Federal Point), entered the sunset of life on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Isaac and Flora (Hardy) Beauford, she was a native of St. Augustine, FL., born on Friday, December 22, 1989. She was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Federal Point....

Agustin Bravo

Agustin Bravo

Jul 1, 2017

Agustin Bravo, 92, of Interlachen, peacefully entered eternal rest on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. The son of Gustavo Guerra Bravo and Guadalupe Guerra, he was born on Monday, February 2, 1925 in Paso Real de San Diego, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Agustin was an entrepreneur who owned and operated two very successful grocery stores...

Ellen Isreal Medlock

Ellen Isreal Medlock

Jul 1, 2017

Ellen Ruth Isreal "Lil Pig" Medlock, 67, of Orange Park, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Orange Park Medical Center. The daughter of Conley and Elouise (McGill) Isreal, she was a native of Mullins, SC., born on Saturday, February 11, 1950. Ellen was a 1969 graduate of Central Academy High School. During her high school...

Herman L. Smith, Sr.

Herman L. Smith, Sr.

Jun 26, 2017

Herman Lee Smith, Sr., 58, of Bunnell entered the sunset of life on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Florida Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast. The son of Wilbert Chester Smith, Sr. and Mae Lizer (Cole) Smith, he was born on Saturday, February 7, 1959. He was educated in the Flagler County School District. Herman was employed at Truss Systems LLC, Bunnell,...

Lucille West Maxwell

Lucille West Maxwell

Jun 24, 2017

Lucille West Maxwell, 90, of Riverdale, GA., (longtime Palatka resident) entered the sunset of life on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale, GA. The daughter of William "Ruff" and Corene (Gavin) West, she was a native of Palatka, born on Wednesday, February 2, 1927. She attended public schools of Putnam County, graduating from Central Academy High...

Lillie M. Willis

Lillie M. Willis

Jun 20, 2017

Lillie Mae Willis, 76, of Sanford, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of James Brown, Sr. and Lila Woodbury, she was born on Monday, March 10, 1948 in Johnsonville, SC. She was educated in the Putnam County School District. Lillie was a longtime resident of Palatka, until 1998 when she relocated...

Erich Thomas Wolf

Erich Thomas Wolf

Jun 19, 2017

Erich Thomas "Poppa Wolf" Wolf, 63, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The son of Robert Wolf and Anna (Bitonti) Wolf, he was born on Saturday, January 16, 1954 in Trenton, NJ. He was educated in the Mercer NJ County School District. Before moving to Florida, Erich...

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