Friends, co-workers remember longtime Dairy Queen owner

  • Barbara Smothers
    Barbara Smothers
  • Barbara Smothers previously hosted a Dairy Queen Blizzard party at James A. Long Elementary for the class that collected the most eyeglasses for the Lions Club.
    Barbara Smothers previously hosted a Dairy Queen Blizzard party at James A. Long Elementary for the class that collected the most eyeglasses for the Lions Club.
  • The marquee in front of Dairy Queen in Palatka pays tribute to Barbara Smothers, who had co-owned the business with her husband, Howard, since 1996.
    The marquee in front of Dairy Queen in Palatka pays tribute to Barbara Smothers, who had co-owned the business with her husband, Howard, since 1996.
Community members looked back fondly on memories of a local businesswoman who died Monday after battling a brief illness. Barbara Smothers, who co-owned Palatka’s Dairy Queen with her husband,…

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