Obituaries in Palatka, FL

BUD DURHAMHabersham Clark “Bud” Durham, Jr., 75, of West Bannerville, went to be with his Savior Monday, January 12, 2026 at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka following a brief illness.Bud was born at the old Glendale Hospital in Palatka. He was a lifelong resident of Palatka and a 1968 Gradu...

BARBARA ANN CLIPPERBarbara Ann Clipper, 88, of Palatka passed away Monday, January 5, 2026 at the Palatka Center for Healing & Rehabilitation in Palatka following an extended illness.A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Barbara had resided in Palatka since 1992 coming from Miami. She was a hig...

STEVE KINGJames Steven King, 69, of Interlachen passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville following an extended illness.A native of Palatka, Steve had been a lifelong resident of Putnam County, living in both Palatka and Interlachen. He had been emp...

JOHNNY THOMPSONJohn Michael Ray “Johnny” Thompson, 37, of Interlachen received his wings Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at his residence.Johnny was born in Phoenix, Arizona and had been a lifelong resident of Putnam County, first living in Palatka and later in Interlachen. He was a 2006 graduate of Pa...

Patricia Ann Dowling, 77, of Hollister, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.Patrica was born and raised in Jacksonville, where after high school She worked for a time as a bookkeeper for Southern Bell and was actively involved in Westbrook Baptist ...

Lloyd C. Blackwood, Jr., 78, of Hawthorne passed away and went to his reward on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at UF Health St. Johns Hospital in St. Augustine following a brief illness.Lloyd was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and was a 1965 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, TN. He subsequen...

BILL KEYHarold L. “Bill” Key, 96, of Hollister passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at his residence following a brief illness.Bill was born in Statesboro, Georgia and had been a resident of this area for the past 74 years, living in Palatka, Salt Springs, and most recently in Hollister. He came h...

CONNIE BOYDConnie Jean Vincent Boyd, 71, of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Baptist Medical Center in downtown Jacksonville.A Palatka native, Connie had worked as a cosmetologist. She was a Jehovah’s Witness and was happily involved in preaching with her sisters in the congreg...

GREGORY CUMBOGregory K. Cumbo, 69, of San Mateo passed away Friday, January 16, 2025 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.A native of Palatka, Gregory had resided in Putnam County for 60 years. He worked for many years as a contractor for Dwelling, Inc.—a commercial and residential builde...

Captain Marion Eugene “Gene” Register, Ret.Florida Highway PatrolAge 84Captain Marion Eugene “Gene” Register, Ret., 84, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 12, 2026, at AdventHealth Apopka.Gene was born in 1941 in Palatka, Florida, in an apartment above a gas station at the foot of the Memor...

SHARON MALTBY KENNEDYAnother saint went home when Sharon Maltby Kennedy passed away Monday, January 12, 2026 at her Riverdale residence following an extended illness.Sharon was born in Lake City and had been a longtime resident of Palatka, before moving to Riverdale ten years ago. She studied nursin...

JOYCE LONG SMITHJoyce Long Smith, 85, of Interlachen, became absent from the body and present with the Lord on Monday, January 12, 2026 at her residence. She was born on December 12, 1940 in Washington D.C. to Mildred Best and Raymond Caruana. As a toddler she was given to loving parents John and ...