Donald Grant Cloughley

CLOUGHLEY, DONALD GRANT, CPA Retired, 83, of Winter Garden, FL died on Sunday, May 29 at the home of his daughter in Lake Mary. He was born in Tampa, FL and spent most of his life in Winter Garden except for brief times in school or the service. He was a graduate of Lakeview High School, earned his bachelor's degree in business and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity at Vanderbilt University and earned his masters degree in accounting at the University of Florida. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1945-46 and served in the U.S. Army 1950-52. Donald met his sweetheart,
Marjorie (Margie), at Vanderbilt, they married in Nashville and then returned to Winter Garden where together they raised three children. As a CPA he ran his own accounting practice in downtown Winter Garden for many years and later became a senior partner of Osburn, Henning & Co. He was an active member and past president of Rotary Club and served as an advisor or board member for many local businesses. Donald was one of the earliest members of the West Orange Country Club and was an avid golfer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the Florida outdoors.
Donald was predeceased by his wife Margie in 2004. He is survived by his children and their spouses James and Kim Cloughley of Vero Beach FL; Ellen and David Jackson of Ft. Lauderdale FL; Megan and Henry Daufeldt of Lake Mary FL. He is survived by his grandchildren, Creston Jackson (and wife Kelli), Katy Jackson, Grant
Cloughley and Griffin Cloughley. Also he is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Janet Cloughley of Welaka and Flagler Beach, FL; their children and grandchildren, Michael Cloughley and Sara Oaks of Radnor PA, Jeanne Cloughley and Mike Hayes of College Park, MD, John
Cloughley of Blue Bell, PA and
Patricia Cloughley of Merritt Island, FL and Benjamin, James and
Maggie Hayes of College Park, MD. Memorial service will be held 10 a.m., Fri., June 3, at First United Methodist Church, Winter Garden. Baldwin Fairchild of Winter Garden is providing services. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, donations may be made at
myeloma.org,
hospiceofthecomforter.org or the West Orange Scholarship Foundation.