Scars Of A Nation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781986180498)

Obituary: February 27, 1993, Orlando Sentinel LYNDALL M. KRESS, longtime realtor and community activist, died Thursday, Feb. 25. Mrs. Kress was 73. Born in Jacksonville, Mrs. Kress moved to this area from Fort Pierce in 1927. She served as Tax Collector and Deputy City Clerk for New Smyrna Beach in the early 1950s, and in the mid-1960s was the first woman to be appointed to serve on the Advisory Board to the New Smyrna Beach City Commission. After a heart attack, she retired as a real estate broker in 1974. She also was the author of several books, short stories and poems. Her most recent book ''Yesterday's Treasures, '' was a historical sketch of Southeast Volusia County. Active in community affairs, she was awarded ''The Most Outstanding Volunteer of Volusia County'' by the Council on Aging in 1985. Her volunteer work included serving as a member of the advisory board for the Society to Prevent Blindness of Volusia; organizing Adjustment to Blindness groups for seniors; coordinating the Sight Seekers in New Smyrna Beach; and developing a vision screening program in local schools. She was a past president of the Business and Professional Women's Club and served as a Girl Scout leader and representative on the Central Florida Citrus Council for Girl Scouts in Orlando. She was a past regent and Chaplain of the Jane Sheldon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Democratic Club; the Elks Ladies' Organization; the Lionettes Club; and New Smyrna Beach Shrinettes Club. She was a treasurer and a member of the church council at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Smyrna Beach. She was on the Board of Trustees for the Edgewater Cemetery Association, where she also served as treasurer for 21 years. Most recently, she was a director for the Friends of Canaveral and worked with the City Historical Commission.