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William Glenn and Donna Haupt Ray

— Kissimmee Pioneer Families Memorial Wall —

 
 
William Glenn and Donna Haupt Ray Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 19, 2022
1. William Glenn and Donna Haupt Ray Marker
Inscription.
Ray
1894-1965 — 1897-1958
William Glenn — Donna Haupt


Glenn was born in Banner, ILL., Donna in Sanborn, Iowa. They came to Kissimmee from the Midwest in 1925. He became Tax Assessor in 1932. He helped organize First Federal and managed it. He was mayor 1950, elected Clerk of Circuit Court in 1952. Member of Flood Control Board, lay leader and vestryman of Episcopal Church.
One Child: Majorie
 
Erected 1983 by City of Kissimmee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsReligion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
 
Location. 28° 17.479′ N, 81° 24.263′ W. Marker is in Kissimmee, Florida, in Osceola County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Monument Avenue and Lakeview Drive. Marker located at the north side of the Berlinsky Community House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E Monument Ave, Kissimmee FL 34741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: M.M. (Mack) and Jeanette (Abbie) Overstreet (here, next to this marker); Henry Oscar and Bertha Bass Partin (here, next to this marker); Henry Mitchell and Ida Leora McCarg Pfann
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(here, next to this marker); Charlie Fox and Sarah Alice Prevatt (here, next to this marker); M. Lee and Emma Beatrice Rogers (here, next to this marker); Joe B. and Irene Rae Franklin McCawley (here, next to this marker); E.L.D. and Spicey Ann Overstreet (here, next to this marker); Henry Tolle and Ruby Fletcher Simmons (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kissimmee.
 
William Glenn and Donna Haupt Ray Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 19, 2022
2. William Glenn and Donna Haupt Ray Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026