Jeffrey L. Hemphill, Jr.

Jeffrey L. Hemphill, Jr., 70, of Punta Gorda passed away June 17, 2013. He was the son of Jeff Hemphill, Sr. and Francis Jackson, born November 16, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. Jeffrey served in the US Army. He came to this area in 1994 from Illinois. Jeffrey loved to Bar-B-Que and cook, and was a banquet chef for Benedetto's Restaurant until 2010. His greatest joy was spending time with his family. Jeffrey will be greatly missed by his wife of 21 years, Christine; daughters, Stephanie (Arturo) Zavala, Tiffany Tesnow, Cheryl, Kimberly Walton (Lafayette) Elaine, Sarah, Carrie, and Latonya; sons, Bradley (Jade) Tesnow, Jeff (Keisha) Thompson, and Verik; brothers, Joe, Silas, Donnell, Darrell, Tyrone, and James; sisters, Shirley, Lee, Bobby, Irene, Beverly and Marcella; 38 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and many brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday July 9, 2013 at Sarasota National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to TideWell Hospice, 1144 Veronica St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952; or American Cancer Society, 992 Tamiami Trail, Unit C-2, Port Charlotte, FL 33953. To express condolences to the family, please sign the online guest book.