Boynton, Ted (Edwin) M. World War II Correspondence, 1940-1945

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Ted (Edwin) M. Boynton, 93, of Fort Myers died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at The Pavilion at Shell Point. Formerly of Chagrin Falls, OH, he had been a resident of Fort Myers for the past 14 years. Ted was born May 18, 1921 in Buffalo, NY, a son of the late Merrill H. and Eleanor (Matthews) Boynton formerly of Shaker Heights, OH. Mr. Boynton was a WWII veteran who served in the United States Air Transport as a radio operator. Ted attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. His career was spent in advertising sales for Time Inc. (Life magazine), Curtis Publishing (The Saturday Evening Post) and World Publishing Company in Cleveland, OH. He retired in 1998 from The Red Book, a national directory of funeral directors, where he had worked for 25 years. Ted was an artist, avid photographer, and author. He was also an ocean sailor who, with his wife, sailed to 26 countries and across the Atlantic Ocean twice. For 45 years, Ted was an active member of The Federated Church (UCC) of Chagrin Falls. Survivors include his beloved wife of 70 years, Mary (Orr) Boynton.

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