Col. Thurlo M. Ashton, U.S. Air Force retired, age 96, passed away Jan. 4, 2010, at his home in Niceville, Fla.
Mr. Ashton was born in Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Whittier, Calif., and graduated from Whittier College with a degree in mathematics. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served overseas. He remained in the Air Force after the war and served in Argentina, Illinois, Texas, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Pentagon, specializing in international affairs. He retired from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 1963.
Mr. Ashton continued to work with the governments of South America in the 1960s and early 1970s as manager of the Latin American division of Fairchild Hiller Aircraft Corporation.
In the mid-1970s, Mr. Ashton moved to Cusseta, Ala., and began a cattle farm near the Lee County line adjacent to Interstate 85, eventually maintaining a herd of more than 100 head of Limousin cattle. He worked with the staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University to develop more efficient management procedures for his cattle. After more than 20 years in Cusseta, he then retired to the Bluewater Bay resort in Niceville in 1995.
Mr. Ashton is survived by his wife, Amanda Ashton of Niceville. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Martindale of Oakland, Calif.; his daughters, Kathryn Ashton of Winter Park, Fla., and Michelle Graf of Stafford, Va.; his son, Michael Ashton of Marietta, Ga.; his grandchildren, Kellie Williams, Joe Williams, Kristi Davis, Katy Ashton, Max Ashton, Austin Graf and Bryce Graf; as well as five great-grandchildren.
Col. Ashton will receive a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr. Ashton was born in Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Whittier, Calif., and graduated from Whittier College with a degree in mathematics. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served overseas. He remained in the Air Force after the war and served in Argentina, Illinois, Texas, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Pentagon, specializing in international affairs. He retired from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 1963.
Mr. Ashton continued to work with the governments of South America in the 1960s and early 1970s as manager of the Latin American division of Fairchild Hiller Aircraft Corporation.
In the mid-1970s, Mr. Ashton moved to Cusseta, Ala., and began a cattle farm near the Lee County line adjacent to Interstate 85, eventually maintaining a herd of more than 100 head of Limousin cattle. He worked with the staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University to develop more efficient management procedures for his cattle. After more than 20 years in Cusseta, he then retired to the Bluewater Bay resort in Niceville in 1995.
Mr. Ashton is survived by his wife, Amanda Ashton of Niceville. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Martindale of Oakland, Calif.; his daughters, Kathryn Ashton of Winter Park, Fla., and Michelle Graf of Stafford, Va.; his son, Michael Ashton of Marietta, Ga.; his grandchildren, Kellie Williams, Joe Williams, Kristi Davis, Katy Ashton, Max Ashton, Austin Graf and Bryce Graf; as well as five great-grandchildren.
Col. Ashton will receive a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.
Col. Thurlo M. Ashton, U.S. Air Force retired, age 96, passed away Jan. 4, 2010, at his home in Niceville, Fla.
Mr. Ashton was born in Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Whittier, Calif., and graduated from Whittier College with a degree in mathematics. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served overseas. He remained in the Air Force after the war and served in Argentina, Illinois, Texas, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Pentagon, specializing in international affairs. He retired from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 1963.
Mr. Ashton continued to work with the governments of South America in the 1960s and early 1970s as manager of the Latin American division of Fairchild Hiller Aircraft Corporation.
In the mid-1970s, Mr. Ashton moved to Cusseta, Ala., and began a cattle farm near the Lee County line adjacent to Interstate 85, eventually maintaining a herd of more than 100 head of Limousin cattle. He worked with the staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University to develop more efficient management procedures for his cattle. After more than 20 years in Cusseta, he then retired to the Bluewater Bay resort in Niceville in 1995.
Mr. Ashton is survived by his wife, Amanda Ashton of Niceville. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Martindale of Oakland, Calif.; his daughters, Kathryn Ashton of Winter Park, Fla., and Michelle Graf of Stafford, Va.; his son, Michael Ashton of Marietta, Ga.; his grandchildren, Kellie Williams, Joe Williams, Kristi Davis, Katy Ashton, Max Ashton, Austin Graf and Bryce Graf; as well as five great-grandchildren.
Col. Ashton will receive a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr. Ashton was born in Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Whittier, Calif., and graduated from Whittier College with a degree in mathematics. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served overseas. He remained in the Air Force after the war and served in Argentina, Illinois, Texas, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Pentagon, specializing in international affairs. He retired from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 1963.
Mr. Ashton continued to work with the governments of South America in the 1960s and early 1970s as manager of the Latin American division of Fairchild Hiller Aircraft Corporation.
In the mid-1970s, Mr. Ashton moved to Cusseta, Ala., and began a cattle farm near the Lee County line adjacent to Interstate 85, eventually maintaining a herd of more than 100 head of Limousin cattle. He worked with the staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University to develop more efficient management procedures for his cattle. After more than 20 years in Cusseta, he then retired to the Bluewater Bay resort in Niceville in 1995.
Mr. Ashton is survived by his wife, Amanda Ashton of Niceville. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Martindale of Oakland, Calif.; his daughters, Kathryn Ashton of Winter Park, Fla., and Michelle Graf of Stafford, Va.; his son, Michael Ashton of Marietta, Ga.; his grandchildren, Kellie Williams, Joe Williams, Kristi Davis, Katy Ashton, Max Ashton, Austin Graf and Bryce Graf; as well as five great-grandchildren.
Col. Ashton will receive a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.
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