THE TOLL OF TIME

CHARLES EDWARD THORNSBURG

Charles Edward Thornsburg Sr. 74 of Chiefland passed away at the age of 74 on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Haven

Hospice in Chiefland, Florida. He was of the Church of God faith. Mr. Thornsburg has resided in the local area since 1972. Mr. Thornsburg was born to Charles and Julia Thornsburg in Sharkey, Kentucky. Charles was a retired elevator mechanic. Charles

roudly served his country in the United States Army. Charles was an avid horseshoe pitcher participant and organizer, and was

inducted into the Florida State Horseshoe Pitchers Association Hall of Fame. He was also President of The Suwannee River

Horseshoe Club. He enjoyed visiting his friends at the local restaurant, fishing, but most of all just being around his family.
Mr. Thornsburg was preceded in death by his infant son, Mark Thornsburg.
He leaves to cherish his memory his sons: Charles Edward Thornsburg Jr. (Sandi) of Mississippi, William Ross Thornsburg of Ohio

and Scott Edward Thornsburg (Amy) of Clearwater; his sister, Jean Akers of Ohio; and three grandchildren: Jessica, Tyler and

Tommy Thornsburg.

A few words of tribute of Charlie Thornsburg

He was a great advocate for horseshoes. If you wanted to pitch, you had to love him (he made it as easy as possible).

He would go out of his way to help others. He did far more than I could ever do. Once while I doubted we could do something, he

looked me in the eyes and said, “This club (Suwannee River) is the real deal. We can do it.”

Charlie was the Real Deal, and he would love to be pitching with us today. I’m pitching for him.

Jack McClellan

PAUL J. KURLEMAN

KURLEMAN, Paul J. 74, of Clearwater, passed away January 11, 2014. Formerly of Cincinnati, OH. Survived by wife, Gayle of 52

years; son, Scott (Stephanie); daughter, Penny Schermer (Tom); seven grandchildren, Tommy, Tara, Troy, Blake, Brett, Alex, Grant;

and sister, Bernice Loesing.

Paul was a member of the Clearwater Horseshoe Club for several years and a member of the FSHPA. In addition to horseshoe

pitching Paul loved to fish and watch his grandkids baseball games.

Charlie and Paul will be dearly missed by all their horseshoe pitching friends.

GEORGE CORSON

The Brooksville Horseshoe Club, the Brookridge Horseshoe Club, and the Florida Horseshoe

Pitching Assoc. has lost another long time member.

George Corson has gone to be with the Lord. His Daughter, Leslie and Son in Law, Bob were

with him. George was a member for many years and pitched in several World Tournaments.

He was 1st of all a Minister for his church, a good father, and real friend of both

club's members. George had just turned 90 years old. He loved to pitch shoes and when

his body would let him, he was there. He was one of the few World War II Vets left. He

did Submarine duty during his tour.

JOE STRONG

Joe was a member of the Melbourne club for 8 years before he moved to the Villages where he

lived the past two years. He was an avid golfer and horseshoe pitcher. He was the type of guy

that anyone could have fun with and be around. Joe enjoyed life and being around his friends in

horseshoes. He will be sadly missed by the The Villages and Melbourne members.