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Former businessman Frank Eddy dies at 77 Sun | Michael Wagar — Jul 8th, 1997 By Michael Wagar Bremerton Sun Staff Frank R. Eddy, one-time owner of the Bremerton Charleston Transportation Co. and former center of the 1937-38 semi-pro football team Bremerton Destroyers, died Thursday at the age of 77. Eddy was a large figure on the Bremerton scene, lettering in three sports at Silverdale High School and as a top bowler back when bowling was the all-American pastime. He once bowled a 299 in a tournament in Poulsbo. He wrote a column on bowling for the Bremerton Sun from 1955 to 1960. Eddy was born Sept. 16, 1919, in Medford, Ore., and moved to Chico when he was 5 years old. He served with the U.S. Marine 6th Division in Guadalcanal, Guam and China. When he returned to Bremerton, he helped his father-in-law, Bill McDonald, at Bremerton Charleston Transport Co., first as a mechanic and later assuming managerial duties at the busing company. After selling the business, Eddy worked at Arnold Furniture Co., retiring in 1981. Eddy was a member of the Kitsap Golf and Country Club for 51 years and president of the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce in 1963. Eddy is survived by his wife, Billie of Kitsap Lake; son Robert Eddy of Bremerton; daughter Barbara of Folsom, Calif.; brother Stanley Eddy of Bremerton; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tracyton United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel. "He was a great husband, father and grandfather," said Billie, who was married to Frank for 58 years. "An awful lot of people around here knew him well." Morrie Dawkins, a former mayor and city councilman of Bremerton, considered Eddy "a good buddy." "This is a real loss, because Frank was such a great guy," Dawkins said. "He was one of the really great guys of this world and I'm really going to miss him. I figure now he'll be playing golf at Pebble Beach up there and shooting some 300 games." Memorials may be made to the Tracyton United Methodist Church building fund, 5153 Naomi St., Tracyton, WA 98393. Source: