Orange County FlArchives Obituaries.....Fishback, Lillian Wilmott July 9, 1971
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Orlando Sentinel, July 11, 1971
Mrs. Lillian Wilmott Fishback, 87, pioneer Orlando leader in civic, cultural, 
and business affairs, died Friday in Somerset, Pa., where she was visiting a 
daughter.

A daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. J.W. Wilmott, Mrs. Fishback was born in 
Orange County and came to Orlando with her parents at the age of 2.  Her father 
owned and operated the Tremont Hotel and was active in real estate development 
and citrus after his retirement as a sea captain. He served as an officer in 
the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

Mrs. Fishback's husband, the late Davis E. Fishback, died in 1948.

Mrs. Fishback wasowner of citrus groves in Central Florida and was one of the 
developers of the Audubon Park and Lake Sue Park sections of Orlando.  She also 
operated the Tremont Hotel after her sister's death.

A graduate of Orlando High School, she was an alumna of Rollins College, where 
she was a charter memberof Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and a member of the 
NationalBoard of Heartstone for the sorority. She received the Rollins 
Decoration of Honor in 1960 for more than 50 years of service to the college.

Mrs. Fishback was an active member of the Committee of 101, the First 
Presbyterian Church, the Loch Haven Art Center, and the Rosalind Club.

Survivors: daughter, Mrs. John T. Galey, Somerset; sons, Edward W. Fishback and 
Davis E. Fishback, Jr., Orlando; seven grandchildren; and four great-
grandchildren.

Fairchild Funeral Home.

Additional Comments:
Separate funeral announcement gives deceased's home address as 2307 Lakeside 
Drive.  Services to be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 1971, at the First 
Presbyterian Church with pastor Dr. I. Howard Chadwick officiating. Interment 
followed at Greenwood Cemetery.  Active pallbearers: Hugh F. McKean, Julian K. 
Dominick, Charles Davis, Col. Russell F. Fisher, Julian Pace,  and D.A. 
Cheney.  Honorary pallbearers: Joseph S. Guernsey, Joseph M. Croson, George 
Hunt, Ross Evans, William E. Davis, Clarence M. Gay, O.P. Hewitt, Ray Greene, 
Charles G. Magruder, John Tiedtke, Paul Collins, Hugh Tedwell, and J.S. 
Holbrook, Jr.

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