Beatrice Naylor Obituary

Obituary

Beatrice S. "Bea" Naylor, 87, of N. Fort Myers passed away on October 11, 2008. She was born on September 27, 1921 in Milan, GA, a child of Wilson D. and Elizabeth (Taylor) Kitchens.

Bea moved to Fort Myers in 1930 and often talked about seeing Thomas Edison on his daily drives down McGregor Blvd. and in 1931 saw him cut the ribbon to the new Edison Bridge on Fowler St. She graduated from Fort Myers High in 1941.

A local business woman she and her husband, Billy owned the Snack Drive-In on Heitman St. from 1950-60. They also owned Naylor Flower Farms from 1954-86 where they grew, packed and shipped Gladioli and for over 10 years they owned the Bee Hive, a very popular dance club for teens.

In 1958 she got her real estate license and met with the Rosen brothers and said every one laughed and thought they were crazy for their plans to develop Cape Coral. She was very active in the Republican Party but later became a Democrat. She had many friends through the years and more recently was involved with the lunch bunch and Red Hatters clubs.

She was full of love for so many people and even animals. She always said her poodle "Beau'' was the 'love of her life'. She would always feed ducks and squirrels and even the lizards in the back yard. She was still strong and full of life to her very last day.

Bea is survived by her husband of 63 years, Wallace E. "Billy" Naylor, her children, Sylvia S. (Norm) Carlson of Gainesville, FL, Wallace "Wally" of N. Fort Myers and William David (Pamela) Naylor of Deer, AR, her grandchildren, Wallace "Ed", Angela, Johnny, Jimmy Jayden, William David Jr., Christopher and Ashby Naylor, David W. Carlson, Misty Carlson Raley and Shannon Carlson Lestor, her great-grandchildren, Taylor Carlson, Scott and Blake Lestor, her sister, Lessie Hartle of Winston-Salem, NC and her nephew, Jimmy Hartle.

A Memorial Service will be conducted TONIGHT, Monday, October 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the First Christian Church, 2061 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be sent to Billy Naylor for her grandchildren's college fund.