Edgar Alton Ott

OTT, EDGAR ALTON
Edgar Alton Ott, age 72 of Micanopy, FL died July 29th, 2010 after a lengthy battle with numerous health problems. Dr. Ott, Professor Emeritus Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida was born January 10, 1938 in Ft Wayne, IN.
He earned BS, MS and PhD degrees from Purdue University and served as an army chemical corps officer for 2 years. He worked for Ralston Purina as a research associate and then joined the Animal Sciences Department faculty at the University of Florida in 1970. He served on the National Research Council's subcommittee on equine nutrition, participating in the preparation of the publication on the Nutrient Requirements of Horses in 1973, 1978, and 1989. He was in charge of and instrumental in the development of the University's Horse Research Center north of Ocala. He conducted equine nutrition research and taught courses in nutrition and horse enterprise management for the university for thirty-four years. He formulated feeds and consulted for Seminole in Ocala and was internationally respected for his expertise in equine nutrition. He was active at First Baptist Church, Covenant Baptist Church, Tower Road Baptist Church and Evinston Methodist Church where he was chairman of the Church Council. He was a member of the American Association of Animal Scientists, Equine Science Society and the Professional Animal Scientists. He was preceded in death by Judy, his wife of forty-three years, and his younger brother Gene of Franklin TN. He is survived by his two children, Gregory Ott of Roswell GA and Ronda Banner of Micanopy, FL, and three granddaughters, Tiffany, Victoria, and Savannah Banner also of Micanopy.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:00 am at the Evinston United Methodist Church, 8505 SE 182nd Avenue, Evinston, Florida. Internment will follow at Micanopy Historical Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Milam funeral Home on Main Street in Gainesville. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to "Building Fund" care of Evinston United Methodist Church. PO Box 344 Evinston, FL 32633.