Lillian Vickers-Smith (née Dyer: September 7, 1896 – July 4, 1971)[1] is regarded as the first woman sports editor for a newspaper when she obtained the title working for The Leesburg Commercial in Florida in 1938.
[4] She began her career with The Leesburg Commercial newspaper as the first Fruitland correspondent and later became a staff member in their society department.
[5] She also complied many volumes detailing local military service in World War II which was later used to erect a memorial in their honor in 1994.
The American Legion Post 219 presented the City of Leesburg with a plaque in honor of her dedication that year.
During her residence in Florida, she began a family and had two sons (Harold Dyer, John Edward) and one daughter (Nathalie Vivien).