obituaries
Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.
Sidney W. Contee, Sr.
Nov 15, 2016
Sidney William Contee, Sr., 74, of Aquasco, MD/Palm Coast, FL, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Grand Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center, Palm Coast. The son of Sidney Randolph Contee and Lucille Brown Contee, he was born on Monday, September 14, 1942 in Aquasco. Sidney was educated in the Prince George's County School District. At an...
Essie Mae Bryant
Nov 5, 2016
Essie Mae "Nannie" Bryant, 93, longtime resident of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. The daughter of Henry and Rosetta (Williams) Studymine, she was born on Tuesday, May 29, 1923 in Monticello. She was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy High School. Affectionately known by...
Anthony A. Timmons
Oct 28, 2016
Anthony Antoine Timmons, 41, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Friday, October 28, 2016 at Florida Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast. A native of Tampa, he was the son of Albertis Timmons and Wanda Gale Russell, born on Monday, October 27, 1975. During his school years, the Timmons family relocated to Fort Lauderdale. Anthony was educated in the...
Roselie P. Dorsey
Oct 26, 2016
Roselie Prince Dorsey, 83, of Palatka (former Hastings resident), entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Mike "Bud" Prince and Viola Stephens, she was a native of Hastings, born on Thursday, March 16, 1933. She was educated in the St. Johns County School District. Roselie was a...
Eugene A. Heath
Oct 24, 2016
Eugene A. Heath, 74, of Jacksonville, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 24, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County, Middleburg. The oldest child of Curtis E. and Georgia Mae (Tanner) Heath, Eugene was born on Thursday, June 11, 1942 in Morristown, NJ. In the winter of 1956, the Heath family relocated to Montclair, NJ. He was educated...
Joseph A. Lane
Oct 12, 2016
Joseph Arthur "Joe" Lane, 68, of Palatka, had already answered the eternal call on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his residence. The son of Reverend Willie & Rosa (Watts) Lane, Sr., Joe was born on Monday, May 17, 1948 in Palatka. He was a 1966 graduate of Central Academy High School and subsequently enlisted into the United States Marine Corps...
Thomas Hembry
Oct 10, 2016
Thomas "T.B." Hembry, 88, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Putnam Caregivers, Palatka. A native of Edward, NC, he was born on Thursday, April 12, 1928 to Johnnie and Cynthia (Thompson) Hembry. Thomas was educated in the Beaufort County NC School District. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Jessie Mae Foster in...
Yvonne W. Hughes Singleton
Oct 9, 2016
Yvonne Keenon Hughes Singleton, 65, lifelong resident of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center, Gainesville.The daughter of Eugene and Ferline (Floyd) Keenon, Sr., she was born on Friday, October 20, 1950 in Accomac, VA. Yvonne was baptized at an early age and remained a lifelong member of...
Madge L. Kearsley
Oct 8, 2016
Madge Louise Crandall Kearsley, 85, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at her residence.
Frederick M. Fisher
Oct 6, 2016
Frederick Maurice "Snoopy" Fisher, 38, of Gainesville, transitioned from this earthly life to eternity on Thursday, October 6, 2016 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. The son of Ezelle Nelson Fisher and Josey Robinson, Frederick was born on Monday, April 24, 1978 in Gainesville. He was educated in the Alachua County School District. In 2014, Frederick became a...
Eddie L. Tripp
Oct 3, 2016
Eddie L. Tripp, 59, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.
Horace T. Jackson
Oct 2, 2016
Horace Thomas Jackson, 80, of East Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the V.A. Medical Center, Orlando.
Charles Michael Garcia
Sep 28, 2016
Charles Michael Garcia, 59, of Green Cove Springs, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.
Jesse Worthen, Jr.
Sep 21, 2016
Jesse Worthen, Jr., 68, of Seville, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at his residence. A native and longtime resident of Seville, he was born on Thursday, August 12, 1948 to Jesse Sr., and Leola Caswell Worthen. In his early years, he was a member of St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church, Seville. He was educated in...
Scott Lewis Forsythe
Sep 19, 2016
Scott L. Forsythe, 50, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Monday, September 19, 2016, at Florida Hospital Flagler. The son of Jerry and Helen Forsythe, he was born Friday, September 9, 1966. He was educated in Grand Prairie, TX and was elected to serve as senior class president of his high school class. Scott was an outstanding...
Edna Maria Boggs
Sep 15, 2016
Edna Maria Boggs, 78, of Florahome entered the sunset of life on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka.
Harriet Hill
Sep 9, 2016
Harriet Hill, 65, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 9, 2016 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. The daughter of Harold and Florine (Collier) Hill, she was a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, born on Friday, September 22, 1950. She was a 1969 graduate of Central Academy High School. Harriet was formerly employed as...
George Kelley, Jr.
Aug 29, 2016
George "Son" Kelley, Jr., 95, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Monday, August 29, 2016 as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. The eldest of sixteen children of George Kelley, Sr. and Ruby (Bryant) Wilson, he was a native of Camilla, GA, born on Monday, August 30, 1920. George was educated in the Mitchell...
Betty Tutt
Aug 21, 2016
Pastor Betty Lee Ross Scott Tutt, 74, of Jacksonville, peacefully answered God's call surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Community Hospice Morris Center for Caring, Jacksonville. The daughter of Ervin & Willie Mae (Darlington) Ross, Sr., she was a native of Hastings, born on Sunday, January 18, 1942. She was educated in the St. Johns...
Jessie Simpson
Jul 31, 2016
Deaconess Jessie Louise Simpson, 83, of Palm Coast, transitioned on Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Florida Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast. A native of Bourbon County, KY, she resided in Palm Coast since 1999, moving from Silver Springs, MD. She was a graduate of the Fayette County (Lexington) KY School District and earned a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Kentucky...
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