Funeral Homes in Daytona Beach, FL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: William Bartee (american football player), Jeff Blake (american football player), Vince Carter (basketball player and athlete), George McCloud (basketball player), Kenny Flowers (american football player), Brennan Curtin (american football player), and Martin Mayhew (american football player).

Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The city lies about 51 miles (82.1 km) northeast of Orlando, 86 miles (138.4 km) southeast of Jacksonville, and 242 miles (389.5 km) northwest of Miami. In the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 61,005. It is a principal city of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 590,289 people in 2010. Daytona Beach is also a principal city of the Fun Coast region of Florida.The city is historically known for its beach where the hard-packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive on the beach in restricted areas. This hard-packed sand made Daytona Beach a mecca for motorsports, and the old Daytona Beach Road Course hosted races for over 50 years. This was replaced in 1959 by the Daytona International Speedway. The city is also the headquarters for NASCAR.Daytona Beach hosts large groups of out-of-towners that descend upon the city for various events, notably Speedweeks in early February when over 200,000 NASCAR fans come to attend the season-opening Daytona 500. Other events include the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in late October, and the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race in January.

Daytona Beach Obituaries

It was reported by NRV News on January 20th, 2022 that William Franklin Clark passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Clark was 65 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor William Franklin's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on November 20th, 2021 that Jeanette Schofield (Broadway) died in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Ms. Schofield was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeanette's life.

It was written by The Desert Sun on November 16th, 2021 that Kristy Ann Skuda perished in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Skuda was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kristy Ann's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on July 10th, 2021 that Chester Lucas passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Lucas was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Chester's life.

It was noted by New Haven Register on April 24th, 2021 that Anthony Sommo passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Sommo was 90 years old and was born in New Haven, CT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Anthony's life.

It was reported by South West Times Record on January 24th, 2021 that Mary Ann Thompson (Hodgkins) died in Bentonville, Arkansas.  Ms. Thompson was 79 years old and was born in Daytona Beach, FL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Ann's life.

It was revealed by The Owosso Argus on January 10th, 2021 that Michael Libbey passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Libbey was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Michael's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on December 30th, 2020 that James George Jr "Jim" Rudolph died in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Rudolph was 92 years old and was born in Kittanning, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James George Jr "Jim"'s life.

It was revealed by Sacramento Bee on December 6th, 2020 that Robert Michael D'Ambrose passed on in Daytona Beach, Florida.  D'Ambrose was 82 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Michael's life.

It was revealed by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on November 14th, 2020 that Evelyn Thompson passed on in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Thompson was 95 years old and was born in Smyrna, GA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Evelyn's life.

History

When the American Civil War War ended, Florida experienced a boom in tourism. The area was once inhabited by the Timucuan Indigenous peoples of the Americas who lived in fortified villages. Florida was acquired from Spain by the United States in 1821, although permanent settlement was delayed until after the Seminole War Seminole War from 1835 to 1842. War and disease, however, would decimate the tribe. .

The official website for the city of Daytona Beach is http://www.codb.us.