Obituaries

Willard H. "Bill" Hughes

Willard H. "Bill" Hughes

Mar 1, 2019

Willard H. Bill Hughes, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away Friday, March 1, 2019. He was the son of David H. and Ada Jane Hughes, born August 27, 1923 in Youngstown, OH. Bill came to Punta Gorda from there in August 2013. He served with the Merchant Marine Corp. Bill retired after 40 years of service with Metropolitan Life Insurance,...

Ronnie Dean Huey

Ronnie Dean Huey

Feb 25, 2019

Ronnie Dean Huey, 68, of Punta Gorda passed away February 25, 2019. He was the son of Vernon Huey and Nelta Green, born October 19, 1950 in Madisonville, TN. After leaving Tenn., he lived in Tampa before coming to this area over 40 years ago; he owned Ronnie's Mobile Repair. Ronnie loved anything outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding his...

Millie Davies

Millie Davies

Feb 24, 2019

Millie Davies, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019. She was the daughter of George and Helen Fletcher, born March 6, 1939 in Weymouth, MA. Millie and her husband, Thom, came to Punta Gorda on 2004 from Scituate, MA where she was the Assistant Tax for 30 years. They have enjoyed living in Windmill Village. Millie was...

John J. Bowser

John J. Bowser

Feb 23, 2019

John J Bowser passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on February 23, 2019 in Punta Gorda. He was born in Columbus, OH on May 5, 1948 to the late John M. and Ada Ford Bowser. Following graduation from Eastmoor High School in 1966, he joined the US Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Boston (CA-69) 1966-70. John...

Joseph Michael Taylor

Joseph Michael Taylor

Feb 15, 2019

Joseph Michael Mike Taylor, 56, of North Port passed away February 15, 2019. He was the son of Claude and Katherine Taylor, born December 11, 1962 in Mobile, AL. He came to this area 10 years ago from Orlando. Mike enjoyed watching movies, fishing, and listening to music; he was an avid Univ. of Alabama and Miami Dolphins football fan....

Robert N Ashley

Robert N Ashley

Feb 14, 2019

Robert N. Ashley, 84, of Punta Gorda, formerly of Southboro, MA, passed away on Thursday, February 14th after a long illness. Born in 1934 in Natick, MA he was the son of the late Howard and Katherine (Schofield) Ashley. Growing up in Natick, Bob joined the US Army in 1953, where he served with honor as a Signal Operator in...

Chester A Crisp

Chester A Crisp

Feb 13, 2019

Chester was born on December 10, 1933 in Richmond, Indiana. While still very young his parents moved the family to Sunbright, TN where he remained until he graduated high school. After graduation he moved to Wilmington, IL where he met another Tennessee transplant, Mary Elizabeth Forsythe, whom he eventually married in 1952. They had 3 children- Bonnie, Kenneth and Jeffrey...

Dean  Byron Davis

Dean Byron Davis

Feb 13, 2019

Dean Byron Davis 88, of Punta Gorda FL, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was born on May 14, 1930 in Davenport, Iowa. He served in the United States Marine Core and worked as an accountant for the Rock Island Arsenal while in Davenport. Dean moved to Punta Gorda in 1989 with his loving wife of 68 years, Marguerite....

William Ormond Tellkamp

William Ormond Tellkamp

Feb 12, 2019

William Ormond Tellkamp of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on February 12, 2019. He was born in Decatur, Illinois on April 16, 1927 to Ralph and Helen Tellkamp. Williams passion throughout life was roller skating, a sport he actively participated in through his early 80s. As a child and teenager, growing up during The Great Depression, he won numerous competitions....

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