Corrections captain ‘will always live in our hearts,’ sheriff says

  • Sheriff Gator DeLoach gives the eulogy for Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mark Elam at the captain’s funeral Monday afternoon.
    Sheriff Gator DeLoach gives the eulogy for Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mark Elam at the captain’s funeral Monday afternoon.
  • Mourners gather outside Coventry Oaks Farm in Palatka before Elam’s funeral Monday afternoon.
    Mourners gather outside Coventry Oaks Farm in Palatka before Elam’s funeral Monday afternoon.
  • The procession for Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mark Elam pulls away from Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home on Monday afternoon.
    The procession for Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mark Elam pulls away from Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home on Monday afternoon.
Taps played Monday through the Coventry Oaks Farm in Palatka as family, friends and law enforcement officers across multiple jurisdictions said a final goodbye to a beloved Putnam County Sheriff’s…

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