June T. Haigler

HAIGLER, 95

Winter Haven

June Touchton Haigler, 95

of Winter Haven, Florida

passed away peacefully in

her home on Monday,

August 11, 2014. A native

Floridian born in Winter

Haven on June 7, 1919 was

the daughter of William

Jefferson and Jimmie Ray

Touchton. She is precede in

death by her husband,

Steven Vincent Haigler, Jr.

Attending school in

Win t e r Ha v e n J u n e

graduated from Winter

Haven High School in 1937.

She graduated from Florida

S o u t h e r n C o l l e g e ,

Lakeland, FL in 1941 with

a BS in Education. On

August 16, 1941 at the

Central Avenue Baptist

Church in Winter Haven

she married her college

sweetheart Steven Vincent

Haigler, Jr. In 1942, June

taught Home Economics in

Green Cove Springs, FL for

a y e a r whi l e Vinc ent

completed basic training in

the US Army and Officers

Candidate School in 1943.

Joining Vincent in

Nashville, TN during World

War 11 began her next 32

years as a military wife.

Their life together covered

3 w a r s , 2 o v e r s e a s

assignments and 29 house

keys. Returning to Florida

in 1975 to enjoy retirement

which included golf, sailing,

genealogy and plenty of

traveling.

June an accomplished

artist in various mediums

winning numerous awards,

most recently at 94 years

old. Her favorite artist was

Andrew Wyeth and she

loved painting landscapes

from her many travels. As

an avid genealogist, June

was a member of The

National Society Magna

Carta Dames, Daughters of

the Colonist 1607-1776,

Nat ional Soc i e ty of

D a u g h t e r s o f 1 8 1 2 ,

Daughters of the American

Revolution, The Daughters

of the Confederacy, in

which she supported and

held many offices over the

years. Also she was a

member of The Ridge Art

Association, Anchorage Art

Guild, Women’s Club of

Winter Haven, Friends of

the Library, Bridge Club St

John’s Methodist Church,

Order of the Eastern Star

and the Military Officers

Wife’s Club. Playing golf,

reading, knitting, music

and of course collecting

antique ink wells and dolls.

June was an active

member of St. John’s

Methodist Church.

Survivors include her

daughter Joanne (Godwin),

Steve and Chuck Haigler, 5

grandchildren, 2 great

g r a n d d a u g h t e r, h e r

brother Dewey Touchton as

well as many grieving

f a m i l y members and

friends. The family was

with her to celebrate her

95th birthday in June.

All of her family and

friends are invited to join

together for a Celebration

of Life in the St. John’s

Methodist Church Chapel

on Saturday, August 23rd

at 2:30pm.

Inurnment will be at the

Florida National Cemetery

in Bushnell, FL.

In lieu of flowers a

memorial donation may be

made to The Ridge Art

Association, Winter Haven,

FL.