Obituaries: Dick Whittington & Paul Zimmerer

Richard “Dick” Whittington died last month.  Dick was born in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 1929.  He lived most of his life in Jacksonville, FL before moving to Friendsville, TN in 1978. Dick served as President of Florida Tractor Corporation from 1971 to 1977 at which time he became a manufacturer’s rep. He enjoyed a long career in farm equipment sales.  

Paul Zimmerer passed away late last month at the age of 94.  In the early 1950’s, Paul worked as an inventor out of his blacksmith shop in Lindsay, NE, changing the landscape of Nebraska agriculture with a series of innovative irrigation products.  He later helped form Lindsay Corp. which now has over 1,000 workers, into the company that it is today.  Paul is remembered as a man who worked hard, cared for his customers and had an inquisitive mind.