Earl Edward Overfield, age 88, of Lecanto, FL passed on September 1, 2016 with his loving wife by his side and while under the care of the staff of HPH Hospice. Earl was born on March 20, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA to Norman and Sofie (Fugman) Adams Overfield. After graduating high school, Earl enlisted in the Marine Corps and spent 3 years in China. He was one of the many China Marines who were there to help keep the communist out. The slogan “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” certainly applied to Earl.
After his discharge, Earl went to work for United Airlines, where he worked in Customer Services. In 1960 he moved into marketing and found a job he truly loved. He spent the next 20 years promoting Hawaii and Florida as vacation destinations. Needless to say, he made many trips to both places. After retiring in 1983, Earl and a friend started Travcon, a company that marketed condos in Hawaii and Florida.
As a young man, Earl enjoyed sport cars. Later on, he and his wife Darleen enjoyed spending 6 summers sailing the Chesapeake Bay. After moving here from Pittsburgh in 2005, they enjoyed fishing, crabbing and scalloping.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents and brother Norman. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Darleen (Hoffman) and four children: Lynn (Michael) Cameron, Tuscon, AZ; Ken Overfield, DuBois, WY; Julie (Todd) Leigh, Newport Beach, CA and Rob (Alicia) Overfield, Stewartsville, PA. He is also survived by his sister, Lois McCann, Dillsburgh, PA; fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild; Earl is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, September 16th at 11:00 AM from the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory with Chaplain Mike Zulinke of the Hernando-Pasco Hospice officiating.. Inurnment will follow at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. with Military Honors rendered by V.F.W. Post 4337. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made in Earl’s memory to the Alzheimers Association. Online condolences may be sent to the Citrus County Chronicle Online.
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