Treadwell Downing Covington of Southampton died at his home on July 9, his 88th birthday, from heart failure.
Born in Coral Gables, Florida, the son of Treadwell Downing Covington and Elizabeth Battle Covington, he was raised in the Miami area. He attended the University of Virginia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1950. During World War II, he was a cadet-midshipman in the U.S. Merchant Marine.
Mr. Covington worked for a number of advertising agencies until 1960, when he and three partners formed Total Television Productions Inc., an independent television production company in Manhattan. The company created and produced “King Leonardo and His Short Subjects,” “Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tale,” The Beagles” and “Underdog.” When he retired from television and advertising, he worked in real estate in Manhattan and Southampton.
He moved permanently to Southampton in 2004 and to Charleston, South Carolina, for the winters, in 2012.
He was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the University Club.
Mr. Covington is survived by two daughters, Caroline Armistead Gordon Covington of Rhode Island and Coline Elizabeth Covington of London; and two grandsons, Justin Carrington Kesser of Rhode Island and Charles Wister Kesser of London.
A memorial service will be held at the Dune Church in Southampton in September. Arrangements are under the direction the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Jul 14, 2014