Carl L. Parrott

1931 - 2017

Carl L. Parrott

1931 - 2017

BORN

1931

DIED

2017

Carl Parrott Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 30, 2017.
Carl L. Parrott, 86, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away Aug. 27, 2017. He was born January 25, 1931 in Ojus, Florida. He moved to this area in June of 1997 from Ft Lauderdale, Florida, where he retired as a Captain with the Broward County Sheriff's Dept.

Carl served during the Korean War in the US marines. Locally, he was an active member of the Peace River Center for Writers and was a published author of several books. He attended St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Judith Parrott; sons, Clayton, Wayne and Mark; step children, Chris Moskal and Randy Watkins; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Russell.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at the Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home, 635 E Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Sarasota National Cemetery.

Please visit kays-ponger.com to leave the family condolences and to sign the online guest-book.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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