Carl L. Parrott, 86, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away August 27, 2017. He was born January 25, 1931 in Ojus, Florida. He moved to this area in June of 1997 from Ft Lauderdale, FL 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 pre deceased by his son Russell.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00am, Thursday August 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.
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