Family stunned by soldier’s sudden death at home after two Iraq tours

Any members of the media, have a heart for this family and make sure they get an answer on how this soldier died. Too many families have been left without answers.

Family stunned by soldier’s sudden death at home after two Iraq tours
By Rick Mccrabb

7:46 PM Friday, June 12, 2009
Anna Ponder sat motionless — except for wiping away occasional tears — on a front porch on Ridgelawn Avenue.

Her parents, Robert and Rebecca Weigel, own Weigel Funeral Home in Hamilton, so death has been a part of her upbringing.

But not even a lifetime of funerals could have prepared her for what she experienced last week.

Specialist Robert David “Bobby” Ponder, Anna’s husband for nine months, was home on leave from Iraq when he died in the emergency room of Fort Hamilton Hospital on Thursday, June 4.

Ponder’s father, Lelve, said his 29-year-old son said he didn’t feel good that morning, so he laid down for a morning nap.

The family is awaiting autopsy results, but they’ll be hollow now.
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Family stunned by soldier sudden death at home after two Iraq tours