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HORACE O. “DUCK” BROOME Horace O. “Duck” Broome of Palatka, FL was born in Charlotte, NC on June 18, 1934 to Charlie Redd and Horace M. Broome. He attended local schools and graduated from Central High School in Charlotte. While in high school, he was a member of the football and baseball teams. He was a member of all-county teams in both sports and a member of the all-state baseball team. He was also a member of the summer league state champion baseball team. He attended Catawba College on a football scholarship and after receiving a bachelor’s degree in business administration, he entered the U.S. Army where he served for two years active duty and five years National Guard. He was a member of the Fort Dix Championship football team. He began his business career with Wachovia Bank where he worked until taking a position with Atlantic Bank in Florida. He was president of the Northside Atlantic Bank in Jacksonville from 1979-1984, later being transferred to Palatka as President / CEO of the Atlantic Bank. He was also a licensed real estate broker in N.C. After retiring from banking in 1987, he co-owned the B&M Firestone Auto Service Center in Palatka until selling the business in 2002. His club activities included a charter member of the Palatka Sunrise Rotary Club, the Toastmaster’s Club as well as the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce where he served as chairman of the Finance Committee. He was also a member of the St. James United Methodist Church in Palatka, where he served on the finance committee and pastor relations committee. In NC he was a member of the Jaycees and the Lion’s Club, where he was Lion of the Year for 1969-1970. He was a big sports fan, most especially college football and basketball as well as pro-baseball and NASCAR. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace M. and Charlie Redd Broome, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Frances and Luke Carter, sister, Juanita Fowler, brother-in-law, John Fowler. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joanne Carter Broome, 2 daughters, Susan Siau and husband, Michael, of Palatka, Tracey Coakes and husband, David of West Lafayette, IN, 2 granddaughters, Courtney Elizabeth Coakes and Cameron Alexandra Coakes of West Lafayette, IN, step-granddaughter, Elizabeth Siau of Chipley, FL, 2 aunts, Marion Childers and Sandy Carter both of Charlotte, NC, nephew, Glenn Fowler of Florida, niece, Debra of California and several great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, April 17, 2009 at Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home with Reverend Hardy B. Sandlin, III officiating. Burial with military honors will take place at 2:30 PM, Friday at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 AM Friday morning until time of service at 11:00 AM. Flowers are gratefully accepted or memorial donations may be made to St. James United Methodist Church, 400 Reid Street, Palatka, FL 32177 or the American Diabetes Association, Jacksonville Office, 8384 Baymeadows Rd., Suite 10, Jacksonville, FL 32256. .
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Tracey - So saddened to hear about your dad. Our thoughts are
with you. Marie Barnes ~ West Lafayette, IN
Tracey and all, Karen Cooperider ~ West Lafayette, Indiana
Tracey, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. I wish I could be there to give you a hug. Paula Fritze ~ Galesburg, Michigan
Tracey, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Amania Drane ~ Darien, IL
Dad, I love you and will miss you greatly. You will always be in my heart. You were always there for me even in the rough times. While you may not have agreed with my choices you always showed me love and was there for me. You were a great friend and father figure to Mike. I don't know if you ever knew how much he loved and respected you. He'll miss the trips the two of you would make to Lowe's. I want you to sit back in a recliner, watch the Gators play and enjoy a Pepsi, all pain free. You deserve it. Love ya Dad Susan Siau ~ Palatka
Joanne...am so sorry to read about Duck's death. Even though it has been years since seeing you two, the memories are there and the realization that another part of life is over. I can emphathize with you as I lost Bill to cancer in October 2007. I will keep you all in my prayers and would love to see you..................Mary Anne Mary Anne Carpenter ~ Dallas, NC
I am a second-cousin to H.O. as my family called him. My father Frank and my uncle Bobby Joe were his first cousins. My grandparents Roy and Winnie Redd were his aunt and uncle, Roy being his mom's(C.T) older brother. I am 57 now and I remember him as a child at family functions and coming by my family's produce market on South Boulevard not too far from where he grew up on McDonald Ave. I am in the wine business and my shop is on Park and McDonald a few blocks away. Only my mom (Doris Redd) survives from the family he and Joanne would have known. My heartfelt condolences go to your entire family. May God bless you. Frank Redd Jr ~ Charlotte, NC
Dear Joanne, Susan, and Tracey, You know that I know exactly
what you are going through. I am so glad for Duck that he is no
longer suffering or in pain. Please know my thoughts and prayers
have been with you and I know that family will help you get
through the tough times. No matter how far away, we are all
still here and miss seeing you guys...lots of good memories and
I hope we all get together soon. I know Duck is now with my
dad, Aunt Frances, Uncle Luke, and all our other relatives that
have passed having their own
reunion in heaven.
Mary Carter (Fluff) ~
Charlotte, NC Tracey and Family - We are so sorry for your loss - I'm glad your family got to make some more memories with your dad over spring break! Edie Schmidt ~ West Lafayette, IN
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