RIP JIM DAYTON

James Orvil Dayton

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DAYTON, James Orvil 64, of Dade City, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Pasco Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1947 in Tampa, to O. L. Dayton Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Knight Dayton and was a Dade City resident for most of his life. He attended Dade City Grammar School, Pasco Junior High School, St. Leo College Preparatory School and Dunedin High School. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and worked as a computer programmer for both the Marine Corps at Okinawa, Japan and British Tobacco Corporation in Sydney, Australia. He attended Mercer University in Macon, GA, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He also attended East Tennessee State University and the University of South Florida. He is survived by his brother, William G. Dayton, Dade City; sister, Beverly K. Dayton, Tallahassee; niece, Caroline Dayton-Sherrill, Tallahassee; and brother-in-law, William Sherrill, Tallahassee. Funeral services will be held 2pm Friday, May 27, 2011 at St. Mary Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Dade City Cemetery. Flowers will be gratefully accepted or those that wish may make donations in his memory to St. Leo Abbey. Hodges Family Funeral Home