Philanthropist, Times founder Lessie Smithgall honored with Quality of Life Award - Gainesville Times

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Philanthropist, Times founder Lessie Smithgall honored with Quality of Life Award

Lessie Smithgall is awarded the Annual Quality of Life Award by the Gainesville-Hall County Community Council on Aging at First Baptist Gainesville on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

11092018 LESSIE 005.JPG — Lessie Smithgall is awarded the Annual Quality of Life Award by the Gainesville-Hall County Community Council on Aging at First Baptist Gainesville on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

Over the past 107 years, Lessie Smithgall, a Gainesville philanthropist and co-founder of The Times, has made her mark.