obituaries

Recent obituaries in Palatka, Florida.

Richard Edward Mckelvey

Richard Edward Mckelvey

Mar 3, 2012

Richard Edward McKelvey, 76, of Pomona Park, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Putnam Community Medical Center.

Sylvia Juanita Johnson

Sylvia Juanita Johnson

Mar 2, 2012

Sylvia Juanita Johnson, 70, of Pomona Park, entered the sunset of life on Friday, March 2, 2012 at her residence.

Alisa Green Taylor

Alisa Green Taylor

Mar 2, 2012

Alisa "Lisa" Green Taylor, 54, former Palatka resident, entered the sunset of life on Friday, March 2, 2012, at Northeast Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, TX, following an extended illness. A native of Jacksonville, "Lisa" was born on Friday, August 16, 1957. She accepted Christ at an early age at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She...

Louise Wright Jones

Louise Wright Jones

Feb 25, 2012

Louise Wright (Ford) Jones, 83, of Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of Macon, GA., she was born on Monday, August 6, 1928 to R.T. Wright and Henrietta Tuff. She was educated in the Bibb County Georgia Public School system. She has resided in Palatka since 2006, moving...

Mrs. Willie Lee Nixon

Mrs. Willie Lee Nixon

Feb 18, 2012

Mrs. Willie Lee "Aunt Cuda" Nixon, 88, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of Lake Como, she was a lifelong resident of Putnam County. She was the daughter of Charlie Fields, Sr. and Lady (Gainey) Pringle Williams, born on Thursday, June 21, 1923. Willie Lee was a...

Dennis Lou Sanford

Dennis Lou Sanford

Feb 17, 2012

Dennis Lou Sanford, 65, of Palatka entered the sunset of life on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Little Fork, Minnesota, he was born on Tuesday, October 1, 1946 to Louie & Helen (Hausen) Sanford. He was a lumber saw man at Riverside Truss Company and Atlas Truss Company until he became...

Rether Dell Lewis

Rether Dell Lewis

Feb 17, 2012

Rether Dell Lewis, 77, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, Florida. Rether was born on Monday, September 24, 1934 to Willie Sr., & Nancy (Proctor) Lewis in Edison, Calhoun County, Georgia. She was educated in the Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia School District. For over 45 years,...

Al-Amin H. Pasha

Al-Amin H. Pasha

Feb 10, 2012

Al-Amin H. Pasha, 64, of Newark, New Jersey, entered the sunset of life on Friday, February 10, 2012 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, New Jersey. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, he was born on Wednesday, January 21, 1948 to James and Dorothea Coleman. At the age of 15, his family relocated to Newark and Al-Amin, as a young...

Gussie Mae Monts

Gussie Mae Monts

Feb 2, 2012

Gussie Mae Monts, 79, of Seville, entered the sunset of life on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Gussie was a native of Crescent City, born on Saturday, August 6, 1932 to Nathaniel & Annie (Beasley) Lawton and was a longtime resident of Seville. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her Saviour and...

Samuel James Hope, Jr.

Samuel James Hope, Jr.

Jan 22, 2012

Samuel James Hope, Jr., (E-9 USMC-Retired), 62, of Palm Coast, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach. A native of Valdosta, Georgia, Samuel was born on Monday, May 16, 1949 and was a longtime resident of Bunnell. He was a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Bunnell....

Earnestine Robinson Odom

Earnestine Robinson Odom

Jan 18, 2012

Earnestine Robinson Odom, 60, of Crescent City, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka. A native and lifelong resident of Crescent City, Earnestine was born on Friday, October 12, 1951 to Thelma Robinson & Zeno King. She was educated in the Putnam County School District. She was a member of the...

Victor Lander Felder

Victor Lander Felder

Jan 18, 2012

Victor "Vic" Lander Felder, 52, of Hastings entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Northeast Florida Community Hospice Bailey Center in St. Augustine. A native of Dover, Delaware, "Vic" was a lifelong resident of Hastings, born on Monday, September 14, 1959 to Eddie George & Jessie Mae (Middlebrook) Felder. He was educated in the St. Johns...

Nancy Elizabeth Morrison

Nancy Elizabeth Morrison

Jan 18, 2012

Nancy Elizabeth Morrison, 68, of Fruitland, entered the sunset of life on Wednesday, January 18,2012 at Lakewood Nursing Center, Crescent City.

Elijah Hayward, Jr.

Elijah Hayward, Jr.

Jan 16, 2012

Elijah "Poppa" Hayward, Jr., the son of Elijah "Bubba" & Sylvia (Fenderson) Hayward, was born on Tuesday, July 20, 1971 in Huntington, New York. "Poppa" was a lifelong resident of Elkton and was educated in the St. Johns County School District (1989 graduate of St. Augustine High School). He also attended Florida Community College Jacksonville (FCCJ). He was united in...

Donald Eugene Hampton, Sr.

Donald Eugene Hampton, Sr.

Jan 15, 2012

Donald Eugene Hampton, Sr., 65, Palatka, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, 1/15/2012 at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of Palatka, he was born on Saturday, January 11, 1947 to Leroy Sr., and Ethel Lee (Williams) Hampton. Don was a 1965 graduate of Central Academy High School and was subsequently employed by Pan American Airlines. On June 14,...

Elizabeth Claypool

Elizabeth Claypool

Jan 8, 2012

Elizabeth S. Claypool, 54, of Satsuma, entered the sunset of life on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at her residence.

Lucille Mcknight Brown

Lucille Mcknight Brown

Jan 6, 2012

Mother Lucille McKnight-Brown, 65, of East Palatka entered the sunset of life on Friday, January 6, 2012 at her residence. A native of Vidalia, Georgia, she was born on Friday, May 17, 1946 and has resided in Putnam County since 1956. The daughter of Hosea & Dorothy (Spry) McKnight, Sr. in Vidalia, Georgia, she was educated in Toombs County Georgia...

Alma White Prince

Alma White Prince

Jan 5, 2012

Alma White Prince, 91, of San Mateo, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012. She was born on March 1, 1920 to the late Dennis & Ethel Davis, Sr. in Norfolk, Virginia. Alma was a graduate of Maury High School. She later attended the College of William & Mary, Keys Business College and Rollins College. She was an Administrative Aide...

Betty Louise Jacobs

Betty Louise Jacobs

Jan 2, 2012

Betty Louise Jacobs, 81, of Georgetown entered the sunset of life on Monday, January 2 at her residence. Arrangements are pending.

William Joseph Gross

William Joseph Gross

Dec 31, 2011

William "Bill" Joseph Gross, 89, of Palatka, Florida entered the sunset of life on Saturday December 31, 2011 at Palatka Health Care Center following an extended illness. "Bill" was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, born on Saturday, January 14, 1922 to Alfred & Olive (Kachelmeyer) Gross and reared in Southern California. He was a graduate of Loyola High School, Los...

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