RONALD “RONNIE” W. SMITH, 79, passed away at the Bailey Center in St. Augustine on Saturday, February 20, 2021, after an extended illness. Ronnie was born in New York City, New York, and worked as a truck driver for Crystal Chemical Company of Long Island, New York for over 30...
Gerald Brian Haverkamp, the loving husband, and father, passed away suddenly at his home on February 22, 2021, at the age of 77. He was born in Cincinnati, OH to the late Alvin H. and A. Henryetta Haverkamp. Gerry and his siblings grew up in Brownsburg, IN. He moved to...
Vicki S. Privett, 60 of Bardin. She was born on March 30, 1960, in Troy, MO., the daughter of Earl and Jo Ann (Carnahan) McGhee. Vicki moved to Palatka, Florida in 1985 where she married the love of her life, David E. Privett. Her hobbies included spending time outdoors camping,...
Patrick E. Davis, 61, of Satsuma, Florida passed from this life on Friday, February 25, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a sudden illness. Patrick had lived here since 1970, coming from Walterboro, SC. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, and camping. He is preceded in death by...
EVA M. “PEGGY” WALKER, 87, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Vitas Suites at Carlton Shores in Daytona Beach after an extended illness. “Miss Peggy” as she was affectionately known, was a Florida native, she was born in Seville and lived in the Seville and Crescent City areas all...
MARI ALISSA WATERS, a resident of Crescent City, Florida, died unexpectedly on March 4th, 2021 at the age of 31. Alissa was born on September 26, 1989, and grew up in Crescent City and Palatka. She also lived in Gainesville and Geneva before returning to Crescent City. Alissa loved art...
Jean Linton, 90, of Palatka, passed from this life on Friday, March 5, 2021, at Solaris Health Care following an extended illness. A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Jean was the wife of an Army officer and lived in a number of places over the years including Colorado Springs, CO...
William L. “W.L.” Hines, Jr., 89, of Palatka, passed from this life on Friday, March 5, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Palatka, W.L. served honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He returned to reside in Palatka in 1959 after...
Robert Bruce Warren, Jr., 81, of Palatka, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 6, 2021, from natural causes. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, Bruce worked as a lift truck operator at Hudson Pulp & Paper / Georgia Pacific from 1966-2001. He was a Baptist. In...
John B Taylor, 82, of Palatka passed from this life peacefully on March 6, 2021, with family at his side. John joined the Navy in 1956 and was stationed on the USS Jasper (a submarine chaser) located in the Panama Canal Zone until 1959. While on the ship he was...
Jerry Lee Broadrick, 63, of Palatka, passed from this life on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine following a brief illness. A native of Eustis, he moved to Palatka in 1964 and was a 1976 graduate of Palatka South High School. Jerry had worked in sales...
Randy J. Parker, 63, of Interlachen, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at his home following an extended illness. He was a native of Davie, FL, and had worked as a truck driver for many years. Randy was a member of Keystone Cloud Busters RC Club and...
James R. “J.R.” Burkes, 62, of Palatka, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center from complications of the Covid 19 Virus. A native and lifelong resident of Palatka, “J.R.” worked many years in the construction industry. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed...
Marianne Tenney Moody, 85, of Palm Coast, passed from this life on Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Bailey Care Center in St. Augustine following a brief illness. Marianne was a native of Palatka and graduated from Palatka High School in 1954. She had resided in Palm Coast for 21...
Karen L. Lawler (Zahs), 75, of Palm Coast, passed from this life unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from natural causes. Born in Piqua, Ohio, on June 5, 1945, she resided in Palm Coast for the past 25 years. She moved to the Daytona area from Interlachen,...
Annette Elaine Lewis, 58, of St. Augustine and formerly of Palatka, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at her home following an extended illness. She was a native of Palatka and had lived in St. Augustine for the past 30 years. Annette was a 1980 graduate of Palatka High...
Clarence Rodney Whedbee, 74, of San Mateo, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at his home following an extended illness. He was a native of Knoxville, TN, and had lived in San Mateo since 2005 coming from Port Orange. Clarence was of the Baptist faith and had...
Larry Allen Hathy, 60, of Sarasota and formerly of San Mateo, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in the comfort of his home with family and friends alongside. He was born April 19, 1960, in Conneaut, OH, and was raised in San Mateo. Larry was a fun-loving big guy...
William Smith “Sonny” Pugh, Jr., 77, of Palatka, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Orange Park Medical Center following an extended illness. Sonny was born and raised in Lebanon, VA, and was of the Baptist faith. He attended East Tennessee State University and University of Virginia Banking School....
Leonard Shetler (86), originally of Hollsopple, PA and later of Stowe, VT and Crescent City, FL died on March 30 in Daytona Beach, Florida after a brief illness. Known to his friends as “Len,” he was born to a Mennonite bishop, Sanford Shetler, and wife Florence (Young) Shetler in Hollsopple,...
Cynthia Lee DuPont, 67, formerly of Micanopy, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, after an extended illness. Born in Oneida, NY, on January 6, 1954, and spent her early childhood in Hubbardsville, NY. Cynthia moved to Pomona Park, FL with her parents in 1970 and completed high school at...
Marilyn Belden Williams, 77, of Bostwick, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a native of Warren, OH, and had lived in Putnam County for the past 61 years coming from Mecca, OH. Marilyn had worked as a hairdresser...
William Edward “Big Eddie” Sheppard, Jr., 65, of Interlachen, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka following a long battle with cancer. Big Eddie was a graduate of Interlachen High School and had worked as a truck driver for many years. He...
Mark Thomas Elam, 44, of Crescent City, passed from this life on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. A native of Modesto, California, Mark served honorably for 4 years as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp. In 2000,...
Scot Vernon Greene, Sr., 58, of Palatka, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, and had been a lifelong resident of Putnam County. He had worked as a control room tech at Seminole Electric and retired after 35 years of...
WILLIAM LEE MILES, 76, of Seville died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Advent Health Daytona Beach after an extended illness. Bill was a lifetime resident of Seville and a member of the First Baptist Church there. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He worked for Sherwood Medical...
James F. “Jim” Reyes, 75, of Palatka, passed from this life on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a long illness. He was of direct descent of the Minorcan family that came and settled in St. Augustine in the early 1700s. Born in St. Augustine, Jim...
Scott Jacob Duane, 40, died Saturday, April 10, 2021, from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. Scott was born on Friday, September 12, 1980, to Gary and Anna Duane of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He recently moved to Florida following the death of his mother. He worked as a mechanic, working...
Helen Beatrice Jackson (Myers) Matthews, 93, of Hawthorne, passed from this life on Monday, April 12, 2021, at her home following an extended illness after a fall. She was a native of High Splint, KY, and had lived in Hawthorne since 1984 coming from Pompano Beach. Helen was a member...
Michael Eugene Lanehart, 57, of Keystone Heights, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home following an extended illness. He was a native of Jacksonville and had lived in Keystone Heights since 2006 coming from Minnesota. Michael had served honorably in the US Army. He had most recently...