CHARLES SHERBURNE PUTNAM
Charles Sherburne Putnam 87 died peacefully in his sleep February 9, 2009. A resident of Skidaway Island since 1994, he was born 4/22/1921 in Boston, MA, the son of Sarah S. and George Endicott Putnam. A proud graduate of Groton School 1939 and Harvard College 1943 where he played football, squash and was on the crew, he married Nancy Parker King on 8/8/1942 and shortly went off to Naval service on the USS Philadelphia in the invasion of North Africa 10/42 and on the Light Cruiser USS Biloxi CL-80 in the Pacific where he earned the Bronze Star 2/45.

After the war, he attended Harvard Business School 1947 and worked in a variety of fields including manufacturing and investments. He was predeceased by his identical twin brother, George E. Putnam, in 1996 and by his wife, Nancy, in 2002.

He is survived by his younger brother John K. Putnam of Southbury, CT, his sons, David E. Putnam of Chevy Chase, MD and Frederic Putnam of Greenwich, CT, a grandson, Nathaniel B. Putnam, step-grandchildren Michael, Charlie and Alice Pfeifer and eight nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at the Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway, Skidaway, Savannah, Georgia on Friday February 20, 2009 at 11AM. There will be a reception following the service. A private service in Boston is being planned for the Spring. In lieu of flowers, contributions would be welcomed to the educational charity established by Biloxi crewmembers: USS Biloxi CL-80 Scholarship Fund, c/o The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, 118 College Drive #10026, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001; Tel: 1-888-448-3876.
FOX AND WEEKS FUNERAL DIRECTORS HODGSON CHAPEL
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