obituaries

Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.

Gordon Eugene Price

Gordon Eugene Price

Sep 19, 2014

Gordon Eugene Price, 84, of Interlachen, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Crestwood Nursing Center, Palatka, following an extended illness.

Roy Lee Thomas

Roy Lee Thomas

Sep 19, 2014

Roy Lee Thomas, 69, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Palatka Health Care Center following an extended illness. A native of Pelham, GA., he was the son of Charles Lee Sims and Henrietta Thomas Britten, born on Tuesday, July 10, 1945. He was a graduate of Central Academy High School, Class of 1963....

Rose E. Sally-Howard

Rose E. Sally-Howard

Sep 9, 2014

Rose E. Sally-Howard, 65, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Stuart Meyer Hospice Care Center of Palm Coast. The daughter of John Henry and Clara Lee (Calhoun) Howard, she was a native of Manhattan, NY, born on Sunday, August 14, 1949. She was educated in the NYC School District, graduating from...

Dannie Lee Williams

Dannie Lee Williams

Aug 17, 2014

Dannie Lee Williams, 53, of Palatka, was found transitioned on Sunday, August 17, 2014, one day after he was last seen canoeing on the Rodman Reservoir. A native of Palatka, Dannie was the son of Donald Ray Williams & Claudia Mae Brinson, born on Tuesday, September 27, 1960. He was a 1978 graduate of Palatka High School. Following graduation, Dannie...

Stayce Lamar Whipple

Stayce Lamar Whipple

Aug 16, 2014

U.S. Army SSG Stayce Lamar Whipple, Sr., 47, native of Crescent City, stationed at Fort Campbell, KY., entered the sunset of life on Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Clarksville, TN., as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the son of Arthur Lee and Jerelene (Walker) Whipple, Sr., born on Saturday, July 8, 1967. He was...

Emma Grace Durden

Emma Grace Durden

Aug 14, 2014

Emma Grace Durden, 80, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, August 14, 2014, at Palatka Health Care Center.

Blanche B. James

Blanche B. James

Aug 3, 2014

Blanche "Cherry" Brown James, 92, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of Palatka, she was the daughter of Mary L. Cooper and Jessie Brown, born on Sunday, September 18, 1921. She was educated in the Putnam County School District (Central Academy). In 1963, Blanche relocated to Daytona...

Jeanette W. Ford Thomas

Jeanette W. Ford Thomas

Jul 29, 2014

Jeannette Williams Ford-Thomas, 71, of Bunnell, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at her daughter's residence in Palm Coast. The daughter of Hezekiah Williams & Tessie Monroe, she was born on Saturday, November 21, 1942 in Jamesburg, New Jersey. She was educated in the St. Johns & Flagler County School Districts. On March 18, 1970, Jeanette...

Mary Beaty Donaldson

Mary Beaty Donaldson

Jul 29, 2014

Mary Rosa Lee Beaty Donaldson, 74, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Orange City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Orange City, FL., following an extended illness. The daughter of Sammy Lee and Emma Lee Beaty, Mary was born on Saturday, February 24, 1940 in Wyoming, Delaware. She relocated to Palatka at a very early...

Ruth Geneva Lowe-Reaves

Ruth Geneva Lowe-Reaves

Jul 27, 2014

Dr. Ruth Geneva Lowe-Reaves, 83, native and lifelong resident of Palatka peacefully transitioned from her earthly labors to her heavenly reward on Sunday afternoon, July 27, 2014 at Putnam Community Medical Center. The daughter of Mathis and Leola (Adams) Gilyard, born on December 4, 1930, she was educated in the Putnam County School District at Central Academy High School. She...

Gwendolyn Rose Cochran

Gwendolyn Rose Cochran

Jul 19, 2014

Gwendolyn Rose Cochran, 85, of Palm Coast, FL entered the sunset of life on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her residence. A native of Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Julius and Margaret Weil, born on Sunday, December 30, 1928. Gwendolyn attended Doolittle Elementary and was an honor graduate of Lucy Flowers Technical High School of Chicago. Gwendolyn met...

Edward Werenski

Edward Werenski

Jul 17, 2014

Edward Werenski, 70, of St.Augustine entered the sunset of life on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Crestwood Nursing Center of Palatka. He was born on May 20, 1944 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Willie Mckinley Oliver, Jr.

Willie Mckinley Oliver, Jr.

Jul 15, 2014

Willie McKinley Oliver, Jr., 60, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Crestwood Nursing Center. A native of Palatka, he was a lifelong resident of Putnam County. He was educated in the Putnam County School District. He was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Federal Point, Reverend Johnnie Butts, Pastor. Homegoing Celebration...

Tesia Yulinda Fenderson Reid

Tesia Yulinda Fenderson Reid

Jul 7, 2014

Tesia Yulinda Fenderson Reid, 42, of Daytona Beach, was a native of Palatka, however, she was raised in Hastings. She was the daughter of Rochelle Fenderson and Lorenzo Hayward, born on Tuesday, February 22, 1972. She was educated in the St. Johns County School District. At an early age, Tesia was baptized at St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church, East Hastings....

Darryl Lanier James

Darryl Lanier James

Jun 29, 2014

Darryl Lanier James was a native of St. Augustine, born at Flagler Hospital on Tuesday, January 5, 1960 to Lester James, Sr. and Bernice "Bern" Laurry James. Darryl spent all of his childhood years in Palatka where he attended Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Palatka High School and later attended Vocational School in Tampa....

Frances Jean Farnam

Frances Jean Farnam

Jun 10, 2014

Frances J. Farnam, 76, of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, June 10th at Putnam Community Medical Center.

Rose L. Lewis

Rose L. Lewis

Jun 7, 2014

Rose Lyvon "Mommy" Lewis, 67, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, Rose was the daughter of Isiah Seymour, Sr. and Mary Eliza Jordan Thomas, born on Saturday, July 6, 1946. She was educated in the Putnam County School District (Central Academy Class...

Joan Thompson

Joan Thompson

Jun 6, 2014

Joan Patricia Thompson, 75, of Palm Coast, FL, entered the sunset of life on Friday, June 6, 2014 at Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast. A native of New York City, she was the daughter of Joseph J. and Emily Helena Anderson, born on Thursday, March 16, 1939. At an early age the Anderson family moved to Brooklyn, NY., and...

Frank Anthony Martinico

Frank Anthony Martinico

May 31, 2014

Frank Anthony Martinico, 61, of Melrose, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center, Palatka. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he was born on Wednesday, November 19, 1952 to John & Mary (Cherichella) Martinico. In his early years his family moved to Immokalee, FL where he was educated in the Collier...

Katoria Latrecia Clark

Katoria Latrecia Clark

May 30, 2014

Katoria Latrecia Clark, 34, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Friday, May 30, 2014 at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, she was born on Wednesday, March 12, 1980. The daughter of Richard Lee Clark & Patricia Ann Jones-Clark, she was a 1998 graduate of Palatka High...

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