LAKELAND -- Mr. Leon Truitt Crisp Sr. of Lakeland died of lung failure Sunday (March 12, 2006) in Orlando. He was a 83.
Born in Repton, Ky., on Feb. 13, 1923, he came to Lakeland from Merritt Island. He owned and operated a restaurant and motel in Lake Delton, Wis. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Chamber of Commerce in Lake Delton. He was a member of Power Squadron in Winter Haven. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Crisp was preceded in death by his wife, Tess Crisp. He is survived by his son, Leon Truitt Crisp II, Lakeland; daughters, Michele Arnold, Louisville, Ky., and Beverly Crisp, Lakeland; sisters, Susan Sannicandro, Merritt Island, and Ellen Hamor, Winter Haven; former wife, Barbara Noel; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Westside Baptist Church. Services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
Born in Repton, Ky., on Feb. 13, 1923, he came to Lakeland from Merritt Island. He owned and operated a restaurant and motel in Lake Delton, Wis. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Chamber of Commerce in Lake Delton. He was a member of Power Squadron in Winter Haven. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Crisp was preceded in death by his wife, Tess Crisp. He is survived by his son, Leon Truitt Crisp II, Lakeland; daughters, Michele Arnold, Louisville, Ky., and Beverly Crisp, Lakeland; sisters, Susan Sannicandro, Merritt Island, and Ellen Hamor, Winter Haven; former wife, Barbara Noel; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Westside Baptist Church. Services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
LAKELAND -- Mr. Leon Truitt Crisp Sr. of Lakeland died of lung failure Sunday (March 12, 2006) in Orlando. He was a 83.
Born in Repton, Ky., on Feb. 13, 1923, he came to Lakeland from Merritt Island. He owned and operated a restaurant and motel in Lake Delton, Wis. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Chamber of Commerce in Lake Delton. He was a member of Power Squadron in Winter Haven. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Crisp was preceded in death by his wife, Tess Crisp. He is survived by his son, Leon Truitt Crisp II, Lakeland; daughters, Michele Arnold, Louisville, Ky., and Beverly Crisp, Lakeland; sisters, Susan Sannicandro, Merritt Island, and Ellen Hamor, Winter Haven; former wife, Barbara Noel; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Westside Baptist Church. Services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
Born in Repton, Ky., on Feb. 13, 1923, he came to Lakeland from Merritt Island. He owned and operated a restaurant and motel in Lake Delton, Wis. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Chamber of Commerce in Lake Delton. He was a member of Power Squadron in Winter Haven. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Crisp was preceded in death by his wife, Tess Crisp. He is survived by his son, Leon Truitt Crisp II, Lakeland; daughters, Michele Arnold, Louisville, Ky., and Beverly Crisp, Lakeland; sisters, Susan Sannicandro, Merritt Island, and Ellen Hamor, Winter Haven; former wife, Barbara Noel; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Westside Baptist Church. Services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
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