Martha Barton Polk, 94, of Eustis, passed from this life on Monday, August 16, 2021, at her home following a brief illness. Born in Nauvoo, Alabama, Martha had resided in Eustis for the past year and a half moving there from Wildwood where she had resided for 37 years. She...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" McInnis, 87, of Palatka, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, at Osceola Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Betty was born in Savannah, GA, and the details of her beginning are still a mystery. At just about a week old, she was found at the foot of...
Edward Lee “Ed” Brooks, 85, of Palatka, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center following a brief illness. Born in Rockview, West Virginia, he graduated from Pineville High School in 1953. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed...
Albino Gaw of San Mateo, FL passed away at the age of 69 on August 18, 2021, at Ocala Regional Medical Center after losing a battle against illness. He was originally born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and graduated from Adamson University with a bachelor's in Chemical Engineering. While there,...
William L. “Bill” Townsend Jr., known as “Buck” to his family, died Thursday, August 19, 2021, in Fleming Island suddenly. In his 77 years, Bill lived many lives. But in his final years, he was first and foremost caretaker and husband to his wife of 51 years, Judy Townsend, who...
Deborah Ann Windham, daughter of Carl and Nell Windham of Bartow, FL, was born at Lakeland Regional Hospital May 22, 1952 and lost her long battle with cancer at Providence Alaska Medical Center May 28, 2019. She was 67 years old. Deborah is survived by Stephanie Murphy of Lake Wales,...
Terry Lee Walters, 61, of Palatka, passed from this life on Friday, August 20, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville following an extended illness. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Terry was raised in South Putnam and was a 1978 graduate of Crescent City High School. Terry had owned and operated Walters...
With the deepest sorrow, we announce that Daniel Joseph “DJ” Hagan, age 30, our most beloved son, brother, family member, and friend, died suddenly, Saturday, August 21, 2021, at his home. DJ was born in Gainesville, FL, and lived in Keystone Heights, FL. He earned many certifications and had a...
Mildred Smith Riggan, 87, of Hawthorne, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville following a brief illness. She was a native of Jacksonville and had lived in Hawthorne for many years. Mildred had worked as an administrative clerk in the insurance industry. She was...
Lorenzo Bayless Anderson, (aka L.B., Lorry, Wally) born in Bradenton, FL on the 26th of November 1928, entered into eternal life the morning of the 23rd of August 2021, at the age of 92 in Spring, TX. As a young man, he attended Mellon High School in Palatka, FL where...
Isolda Emelida Rodriguez, 80, of Palatka, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at her home following an extended illness. She was a native of Chone, Ecuador, and had lived in Putnam County since 1987 coming from New York. Isolda had worked as a seamstress for 15 years. She was...
William Fitzhugh “Bill” Bailey, Sr., 94, of Bostwick, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Ashland, West Virginia on top of a mountain. Bill was a corpsman in the Navy during WW II. Afterward, he went to Concord College...
DONNA HARVEY WARGO, 79, passed away at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach on Friday, August 27,2021 after an extended illness. Mrs. Wargo was born in Sanderson, Florida, and came to live in the Crescent City area in 2009 coming from Jacksonville where she enjoyed membership with the Optimist Club...
John Robert McKinley, Sr., 73, of Interlachen, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center. He was born in Eaton, IN, to Donald and Christine McKinley. John was a 1967 graduate of Eaton High School and later served in the US...
Rev. Mary Yvonne Rollins, 75, of Palatka, passed from this life on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka. A native of Bonifay, Florida, she returned to Putnam County in 2019 from Del Rio, Texas. Mary received her culinary arts degree and was a chef. Years...
Ethel Marie Flemming, 93, of Palatka, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Community Hospice Bailey Center for Caring in St. Augustine following an extended illness. She was a native of Artemas, Pennsylvania, and had lived in Putnam County since 1967. Ethel had worked as a broker in real...
John Raymond Wazowicz, 65, of Georgetown, FL and formerly of Chicago and Lemont, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a brief illness. John will be remembered for his humor, storytelling, love of hunting, fishing, target shooting, and playing baseball. He is preceded...
Michael Eugene Orand, 57, of Palatka passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Fairfield, Texas, he lived in Palatka for 7 years after moving from Jacksonville. Michael originated the concept of 1st Coast Recycling, Inc. in 2006 with the idea...
James “Jim” Bays, age 74 of Palatka, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at his home after a long illness. He was a native of Ashland, Kentucky, and had lived in Palatka since 1995, coming from Orlando. Jim retired from Kmart Stores as a regional Garden Shop manager in the...
Ana Breton Turner, 65, peacefully passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, surrounded by her loved ones. Ana was born on April 9, 1956, in Havana, Cuba. At the age of 5, her family was forced to flee Castro’s Communist regime, to build a new life in Palatka. She was a...
John Kenneth Blahak, 86, of East Palatka, passed from this life on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Oak View Rehab Center in Orange Park following an extended illness. Born in Columbus, Nebraska, to Herman and Annastacia Blahak, John graduated from Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus where he played...
Barney H. “Buddy” Beasley, 63, of Palatka, passed from this life on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at the Pavilion at Crescent City following an extended illness. Born in Tampa, Buddy lived most all his life in Palatka and was a 1976 graduate of Interlachen High School where played basketball, football,...
Brandon Gene Richardson, 37, of East Palatka, passed from this life on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami following a brief illness. Born in St. Augustine, Brandon was a lifelong resident of Putnam County and a 2002 graduate of Palatka High School. He had worked...
Jason Lieland Black, age 47, of Palatka, died Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center following an extended illness. He was a native of St. Augustine and had lived in Palatka most of his life. Jason was a member of Francis Baptist Church and had worked as...
James Michael “Jim” Rogero, 74, of San Mateo, passed from this life on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a short illness. A native of Palatka, he had been a lifelong resident of the East Palatka and San Mateo area. Jim served honorably in the U.S....
Kent Robert Trevorah, 57, of Crescent City, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, he lived in Putnam County from an early age and was a 1982 graduate of Palatka High School. Kent worked the...
Retha Ann Padgett, 59, of Interlachen, passed from this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Putnam Community Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in St. Petersburg, FL, and lived in Interlachen for 7 years following a move from Baker County. Retha drove a school bus for...
Cecil Howard Cumbo, Sr., 80, of Hollister, entered the sunset of his life on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Haven Hospice following a brief illness. He was born in Willis, VA, Dickenson County, to the late Calvert Addison and Evelyn Ramey Cumbo. He was a retired truck driver from Florida...
Donald A. Fricke, 65, of Palatka, died on September 11, 2021, at Mayo Hospital in Jacksonville, FL following a brief illness. He was born on August 21, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Florida at the age of 18. Donald moved to East Palatka, Federal Point, in 2010 with...
Tillman Carroll “Tim” Fudge, Jr., 72, of East Palatka, passed from this life on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at home in the arms of his family. Born in Port St. Joe, Florida, Tim was raised in Palatka and graduated from Palatka High School in 1966. Following high school, he served...