Obituary of Frank Eugene Land

Frank Eugene Land, 75, a Fort Myers native born and raised, went to Heaven on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers. Frank was born October 22, 1939 to D. Frank Land, Sr. & Devola (Gill) Land. Frank graduated from Fort Myers High and was inducted into Fort Myers Green Wave Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He attended University of Tennessee on a football scholarship. He also attended South Georgia College. He was presented with a Honorary Doctor of Literature from Gulf Shore Christian College of Fort Myers, FL. Frank was the owner of Land Realty, Inc and Land Auction Service in Southwest Florida from 1966 to present. Frank has been in the Real Estate /Auction industry for over 50 years. He was a long time member of Florida Auctioneers Association, Board of Director and Past President. He was a past Aircraft Officer for fifteen years at Cub Club, Inc. He was a member of the East Fort Myers Rotary and sat on the board of Gulf Shore Bible College of Ft. Myers. Frank has distinguished himself by leading Sunday school ACTION campaigns in over 500 churches throughout America. He was frequently called an inspirational/motivational speaker. He wrote "How I Enrolled 250,000 in Bible Study" and as a layman, he has probably enrolled more people in Sunday school than any other person in Florida. Frank was a man of faith, true to his word, honest, loving family man, a great business & personal Leader. Frank touched thousands of lives and will be forever missed. Frank is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy (Grove) Land; daughters Pamela (Rob) Roy and Stephanie (Edward) Hill; four grandchildren: Rob Roy II, Brandon Roy, Jessica Roy, & Nicole Hill along with nine nieces, five nephews, "way too many" grand nieces , nephews , cousins and close friends to list here. He is preceded in death by his parents, D. Frank Land Sr., Devola Land, brothers Blaine Land, John C. Land, Sr., & Rev. David Land, Jr. A viewing will be at 10:00AM with the funeral service following at 11:00AM on Monday, December 22, 2014 at McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers. Burial will be at Fort Myers Cemetery in Fort Myers. Please visit www.schelmfh.com to share memories and to send condolences to the Land family. Arrangements by Paul Schelm Funeral Home in Lake Suzy. Phone (941)625-3535. In lieu of flowers donations may be given to First Baptist Church of Ft. Ogden, PO Box 157 Ft. Ogden, Fl 34267 or contributions may be given to McGregor Baptist Church Building fund 239-936-1754.