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Hugh, a 27 year resident of Inglis, Florida, passed away peacefully at Life Care

Center of Citrus County on November 10, 2014 at 90 years of age following a brief illness.

Days. How Does He Do It?

Hugh was born on September 16, 1924 in Buffalo, New York to Hugh Bannister,

Sr. and (Anna) Bernice Erickson. He grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area.

He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1942 and served as Seaman First Class on LSTs

A fifty pound alligator snapping

in the South Pacific until his discharge in 1944.

turtle is a voracious eating machine ca-

In 1948 while visiting his grandparents in Ashland's east end on his way to an

pable of consuming everything in sight

adventure in Alaska, he met Sally Prentice. They were married on October 16, 1948, and

and stripping a pond of fish and other

Hugh often laughed that he never made the Alaska trip.

creatures. Unlike some fish which adapt

Hugh was a Great Lakes Merchant Marine Officer, working his way up from coal

to colder temperatures and continue eating

passer to oiler, third, second, first, and then Chief Engineer. He spent many winters at the

through the winter, the snapping turtle be-

Seaway Hotel in Duluth, MN while attending the American Maritime Officer's Engineer

comes dormant as water temperatures fall,

School to advance his career. He worked for Gartland, Reiss and American Steamship

and it discontinues eating for months.

companies and Amoco Oil Company among others in his 25 year career. In 1979 Hugh and

The alligator snapping turtle is also designed with a totally different respira-

Sally moved bag and baggage to Eustis, Florida. They bought a mobile and lived there until

tion system than other creatures. A turtle's lungs are confined within a rigid shell that

moving to Inglis in 1987. Hugh finally retired in 1983.

cannot expand by using muscle contractions like other creatures. Thus, its respiratory

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

Fishing was Hugh's lifetime passion, and many in northern Wisconsin will remem-

muscles are designed to force air out of the lungs, and air pressure refills the lungs when

ber him for creating the BanTee Beetle, a popular deep water ice fishing lake trout bobbing

the muscles relax. This is the opposite of human 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Phone: (352) lungs, which are empty when relaxed

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail,can also draw oxygen

and filled when the muscles contract. Alligator snapping turtles Debbie Russell, Editor: d

He maintained lifetime memberships in the VFW, the Elks Club and North Wis-ebsidirectly from water into their blood stream using a special · history.newscasterarchives.c

tes: thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com chamber called the cloaca.

consin Rod and Gun Club, and was a longtime member of the Moose.

By utilizing both lungs and cloaca, they can stay submerged for days once the water

Hugh is survived by wife Sally of Inglis, FL; daughter Ann (Dan) Green of Ash-

temperature drops below 50oF.

land, WI; granddaughter Rebecca Anderson (Jeff Rathsack) and great-grandchildren Zoe

The intricate design of each feature of this turtle makes it absolutely appar-

and Alexander Rathsack, all of Juda, WI; grandson Philip (Melissa) Green of Baraboo, WI;

ent that this creature is the result of brilliant design rather than random step-at-a-time

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grandson Dustin Green of Atlanta, GA; and nieces and nephews in Wisconsin, Kentucky,

changes. From its ability to process air by different methods to shutting down its me-



tabolism (thereby allowing it to survive through the winter), the turtle makes the genius

A celebration of Hugh's life will be held at the AMVET clubhouse in Inglis, Flor-

of its Creator apparent.

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ida at 1:00pm on Thursday, November 20, 2014. He will be interred in the Veteran's Cem-

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy

name is near thy wondrous works declare.  75:1         

 - Psalm  

etery of Spooner, Wisconsin at a future date.

Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by   2011   

  Bruce Malone, 

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Citrus County and the Nature Coast or Life

Care Center of Citrus County. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at robertsof-

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Rufus "Dusty" Perry Thompson, 75, Inglis

Editorial - Opinion-   

 Commentary

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Memorial Service - In Loving memories of Dusty Thompson 11:00 am. at First

Letter to the editor:

Baptist Church of Inglis 11/28/14

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Quincey L. Sparkman, 74, Inglis

Last week in the Newscaster, a letter to the editor was published in which the au-

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thor disapproved the commission's frequent use and fees to the Town Attorney, and, at the



last commission meeting, asked the Town Attorney to call another attorney for her. If the

Quincey L. Sparkman, age 74

citizens of this town agree that legal fees are out of control, the Commission should take

of Inglis, FL passed away at her home

it upon themselves to deal with some of the issues. The less assistance we need from our

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on Saturday November 15, 2014. She

Town Attorney, the less we will have to pay in fees. Of course, any comments and concerns

was born in Gainesville, FL on March

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are greatly welcome.

27, 1940. Mrs. Sparkman was a gradu-

On a positive note, the Commission has been assured

 that, due to the election of

ate of Gainesville High School, Class

a new board, the Little League will be run in a very professional manner with good record

of 1958 and worked as an office man-

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keeping, and thus will continue to grow.

ager for dental offices. She was an avid

Finally, please come join us this holiday season for the Town's 

Christmas Parade

Town    information, to volunteer, up. 

 Hall for more

Gator Fan and enjoyed eating shrimp.

 or sign 

on December 13, 2014. Visit

Your support will be  

 greatly appreciated.

She also loved country music especial-

   Mayor Glenda Kirkland, Inglis, FL

ly Conway Twitty and Elvis. Quincey

owned every album Elvis ever released.

Mrs. Sparkman was preceded

in death by her son Lynden Sparkman

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and is survived by her husband of 57

It was voted on to send the last part of that clause back to the attorney for clarification,

years, Wayne L. Sparkman, a sister, Estelle Brooks, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday November 19, 2014 at and a vote of 3-1 with Sally Price voting"nay".  the entire clause struck (F)- and

     She wanted

the Forest Meadows East Memorial Park 3700 SE Hawthorne, Road Gainesville, FL 32641. now it will be left up toattorney to   it stays or goes.

 the   decide whether

The decision was also made that once the advertising begins, there will be a two-week

Arrangements are under the care of MILAM FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES

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