Frank Eugene Rockwell III

Frank Eugene Rockwell, III, 67, of Wauchula, passed away in Arcadia on Monday, December 8, 2014. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 5, 1947 and had been a resident of Hardee County for ten years. Frank worked in the ironwork field as a welder, and is a 40+ year member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local 387 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a U. S. Army veteran, loved American freedom, those who fought for it, and he wanted that freedom honored and protected. He was an avid fisherman, deer hunter, and sports fan who loved anything in the great outdoors. Frank loved college football (especially Georgia Tech), Nascar, and watching NASA's space shuttle and rocket launches. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Rockwell, Jr., a brother, Joseph Moore Rockwell, and a sister, Patricia Rockwell Moye. Survivors include his mother, Martha Rockwell of Wauchula; three daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Hugh Pittman of Cumming, Georgia, Jenny and Jayme Noe of Satellite Beach, Florida, and Jill and Robby Evans of Hayesville, North Carolina; one brother and sister-in-law, Stephen George and Deb Rockwell of Concord, North Carolina; two sisters and son-in-law, Virginia Rockwell and Robert Bradford of Barboursville, Virginia, and Mary Rockwell Short of Edwards Air Force Base, California; seven grandchildren, Rachel, Jonathan, Will, and Jackson Pittman, Ashton and Hannah Noe, and Anna Cate Evans; two nieces, Kelley Rockwell Rizzo of Fort Drum, New York, and Stella Rockwell Bradford of Barboursville, Virginia, and two nephews, Evan Rockwell Smith of Denver, Colorado, and Christopher Taylor Litchfield of College Station, Texas. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the orange grove at 33051 Washington Loop Road in Punta Gorda. In lieu of flowers, donations, both tangible and monetary can be made in memory of Frank to any of the following organizations: The Salvation Army at http://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/, and/or Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at https://www.michaeljfox.org/, and/or Operation Homefront at http://www.operationhomefront.net/

Frank Eugene Rockwell III

March 5, 1947 - December 8, 2014