Alan Wilcock
Dec 19, 2013
Alan Wilcock, 67, of Orlando, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, December 19, 2013 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are entrusted to Karl. N. Flagg Serenity Memorial Chapel.
William H. Banks
Dec 17, 2013
William Henry Banks, Jr., 69, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. The son of William Henry Sr., & Carrie Louise (Keenhill) Banks, he was a native and longtime resident of Palatka, born on Thursday, February 10, 1944. At an early age, he was baptized at Mount Tabor...
Nathan Jenkins
Dec 12, 2013
SFC Nathan Jenkins (U.S. Army, Retired), 86, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A beloved son of Sam & Sadie White Jenkins, Nathan was born on Tuesday, April 5, 1927 in Olustee, FL. He was educated in the Bradford County (Lawtey, FL) School District. During Nathan's childhood...
Minnie Ree Hill
Dec 5, 2013
Mother Minnie Ree (Bell) Hill, 85, of East Palatka, entered eternal rest to be with the Lord on Monday, December 2, 2013 at her residence. A native of Chipley (Washington County), she was the daughter of Bryant Bell, Sr. and Florida Smith Bell, born on Saturday, May 12, 1928. She has been a resident of East Palatka since the early...
Hastings Belton
Nov 26, 2013
Hastings Belton, 84, of Palatka transitioned into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his longtime beloved Eagle Street residence. The son of Ellison & Lallie (Boulware) Belton, he was a native of Palatka, born on Wednesday, June 26, 1929. He was a 1949 graduate of Central Academy High School and subsequently enrolled in Florida A & M University...
Curtis D Holcy
Nov 25, 2013
Curtis Dean Davis Holcy was born in Palatka, Florida, on Wednesday, July 14, 1965 to Samuel Maitland Fells and Frankie Mae (Holcy) Mincey. Curtis was a 1988 graduate of Palatka High School. He was employed with Hydro Aluminum as a laborer. "Sluggo" was an avid sports fan and enjoyed frequent visits to the beach and the river. He was a...
Dothea Hardy Smith
Nov 23, 2013
Dothea Elizabeth Hardy Smith, 74, a native and lifelong resident of Palatka, was born on Sunday, September 3, 1939. At the age of 9, Dothea accepted Christ as her Saviour and was baptized at Mount Tabor First Baptist Church. She served her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ faithfully as a lifelong member of Mount Tabor. She was educated in the...
Henry Thomas Winter
Nov 19, 2013
Henry Thomas Winter, 67, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence.
Dale Joshua Watts
Nov 18, 2013
Dale Joshua Watts, 54, of Pomona Park, entered eternal rest early Monday morning, November 18, 2013 at his residence following a brief illness. A native of Hialeah, FL, he was born on Tuesday, July 21, 1959 and was educated in the Miami-Dade County School District. Dale graduated from the "School of Hard Knocks." He has been a Putnam County resident...
Robert L. Ellington
Nov 15, 2013
Robert Lee Ellington was born on Sunday, January 18, 1948 in Palatka, Florida. He was the sixth child born to the union of Deacon Leroy Arthur Ellington, Sr., and Mother Annie Ruth (Smith) Ellington. Robert was educated in the Putnam County School District and a graduate of Central Academy High School, Class of 1965. Robert served in the United States...
Calvin D. Ayers
Nov 9, 2013
Calvin "Kevin" Devon Ayers, 56, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Shands at UF, Gainesville. A native of Exmore, VA., Calvin was born on Saturday, April 13, 1957 to Paul and Barbara Beech Ayers. He was educated in Northampton County, VA., School District. He was a Christian and of the Baptist faith. Calvin was a...
Lorenzo William Watts
Nov 7, 2013
Lorenzo William "Big Watts" Watts Sr., 62, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville. A native and longtime resident of Palatka, he was the son of Willie Watts, Sr., and Ruby Lee Taylor Watts. He was born on Monday, January 8, 1951 and attended Central Academy High School, class...
Richard Carl Smith, Jr.
Oct 30, 2013
Richard Carl Smith, Jr., 57, of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine.
David Nixon
Oct 30, 2013
Reverend David Nixon, Sr., 67, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his residence. A native of Baldwin, FL., he was born on Thursday, September 26, 1946 to William Bell (Fannie Mae) Nixon. He was educated in the Duval County School District. In 1965, David and his family relocated to Indianapolis, IN and...
Venerable Armstrong, Jr.
Oct 27, 2013
Venerable Armstrong, Jr., was a native of Brooklyn, NY, born on Thursday, July 29, 1965 to Venerable Armstrong Sr. & Jannie Davis Armstrong. At the age of 7 years old, his parents relocated their family to Grandin, Florida. He was a 1984 graduate of Interlachen High School, Interlachen, FL. On November 11, 2001, he was joined in holy matrimony to...
Robert Baughman
Oct 23, 2013
Robert Baughman, 85, of Florahome, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his Florahome residence.
George Lee Evans
Oct 22, 2013
Deacon George Lee Evans was a native of East Hastings, born on Sunday, March 19, 1933 to James and Josephine (Maxey) Evans. He attended the Silver Hill Grade School in East Hastings and was a 1951 graduate of the Hastings Vocational Training School. Subsequently, George embarked upon a manufacturing career and was a machinist and repairman at Maltby Manufacturing (Snapper...
Reverend Isaac Roberts
Oct 19, 2013
Pastor Isaac Roberts, the son of John Roberts & Mable Patterson Roberts (the youngest of four children) was a native of Savannah Georgia, born on Sunday, November 2, 1924. He was educated in the Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia school system. On October 23, 1942, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Farquhar DE 139,...
Charles Starks
Oct 14, 2013
Charles Walter Starks, 70, of San Mateo, entered the sunset of life on Monday, October 14 at his residence following an extended illness.
Harry Grant, Jr.
Oct 13, 2013
Deacon Harry Grant, Jr., 74, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at St. Augustine Health & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he was born on Monday, May 1, 1939 to Harry & Mamie (Lowman) Grant, Sr. He was educated in the Chatham County (Savannah, GA) School District. He...