Class Notes Obituaries Dr. Kathleen Byers-Lindsey,
’43
of Atlanta, died Feb. 11. She was 95. The Augusta native completed her internship at New York’s Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital and her residency at Bellevue Hospital under the renowned Dr. Emery Rovenstine. She practiced briefly at the Baptist Hospital in New Orleans before settling in Atlanta in 1947 to work as a staff anesthesiologist at Piedmont Hospital. She was one of the first female board-certified anesthesiologists in the U.S. and the first in Atlanta. She is preceded in death by her husband, William John Lindsey, and her son John Byers Lindsey. She is survived by daughter Patricia Ann Weiss of Potomac, Md.; two grandchildren, Tamara Elizabeth Weiss of Ramat Gan, Israel and George Arthur Weiss of Potomac.
Dr. Frank Bartow “Gus” Graham III,
’45
died Nov. 25. He was 90. The Atlanta native and Chattanooga, Tenn., resident graduated from Mercer University in 1942 and completed a surgery internship at Georgia Baptist Hospital. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and completed a surgery residency at The Baroness Erlanger Medical Center and a surgery fellowship at the Lahey Clinic. He practiced in Chattanooga until retirement in 1990. He was also retired as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery from the University of Tennessee Medical School. Graham was a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was a past President of the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Medical Society, past Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Medical Assembly, past President of the Chattanooga Academy of Surgery, and a founder, past President and longtime board member of The Chattanooga Surgical Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hall Graham, his children, Cary Harpe of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; Frank B. Graham IV of Nashville; Gale Allison of Tulsa, Okla.; and Ashby Patterson Graham of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
Dr. Loy G. “L.G.” Hicks,
’51
died Sept. 25. He was 86. The Godfrey, Ga., native and resident of Winchester, Va., was a graduate of Clarkesville High School and attended Piedmont and Young Harris colleges before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II. He later completed undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia. He practiced family medicine with Habersham Medical Group, and was a member, deacon and trustee of Clarkesville Baptist Church. He served as Chairman of the Board of Health for Habersham County Health Department for 30 years and was a lifetime member of the Georgia Academy of Family Practice. He is survived by his daughters, Murphy Henry, Dr. Claire Hicks, Argen Hicks, Nancy Pate and Dr. Laurie Hicks; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Dr. William “Bill” Franklin Kent,
’61
died Nov. 4. He was 73. The Adel, Ga., native and resident of Statesboro, Ga., graduated from Cook County High School and Valdosta State University. He completed his residency at Georgia Baptist Hospital and practiced at Ogeechee Clinic. He was also on the staff of East Georgia Medical Center. He was a member of the Valdosta Rotary Club, Forest Heights Country Club and Eastern Heights Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Judy Roof Kent; four children, Bill Kent, Jr. of Pitts, Ga.; Danny Kent of Jacksonville, Fla.; Lisa Lomax of Cumming, Ga.; and Kim King of Statesboro, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.
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’67
Faculty
’68
Dr. Geoffrey Edgar King died Dec. 22. He was 83. The Winteron, England, native graduated from London’s Charing Cross Medical School in 1954 and was a faculty member at the Medical College of Georgia for 30 years. During his career, he contributed to advancements in cardiology, dentistry and biomedical engineering. King enjoyed woodworking and his Renaissance-era musical instrument replicas. He was a strong supporter of the arts and was a violinist with the Augusta Civic Orchestra. King is survived by his wife, Arlene Queen King; daughters, Hilary King of London, England and Brittany Griffin King of North Augusta, S.C.; sons, Chris King of Berkley, Calif., Oliver King of Frederick, Md., and Julian King of Athens, Ga.; stepson Robert Queen of Baca Raton, Fla,; and four grandchildren. He is preceded in death by brother, Richard King of Adelaide, Australia.
of Herndon, Va., died Feb. 1. He was 70. The Boston, Mass., native earned a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College & State University and a doctoral degree from Clemson University. He was president of Ajinomoto Corporate Services, where he had worked for 15 years in nutritional biochemistry. Bursey had previously worked for the National Dairy Board as Senior Vice President of its nutrition and dairy foods research program, as well as for Kraft Foods, where he worked in nutrition research and product development. He also held leadership positions with professional organizations, including the Institute of Food Technologists. Survivors include his wife, Betty Johns Bursey of Herndon; two daughters, Heather Lopane of Charlotte, N.C., and Tara Cooksey of Washington, D.C.; one brother; and four grandsons.
Dr. Daniel G. Phillips,
of Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 3. He was 68. The Augusta, Ga., native earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University. Phillips was a Flight Surgeon in the United States Air Force. Later, he Obstetrics and Gynecology, and delivered more than 6,500 babies. Survivors include his wife Bonnie Phillips; his daughters, Laura Harper, Lisa Westbrook, Lydia Myers and Leah Southard; his brother, Thomas Phillips; two nephews and two greatnephews.
Dr. Kenneth Lamar Mullis,
’68
Dr. Wesley Glisson,
’87
of Rome, Ga., died Dec. 19. He was 69. The Eastman, Ga., native was a graduate of Mercer University and completed his internship at Washington Hospital. He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps. He practiced in Dublin, Ga., for 5 years before moving to Rome, where he practiced emergency medicine for 30 years at Floyd Medical Center. Three weeks after their first meeting, he married the love of his life and wife of 43 years, Linda. He was a member of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Rome. He is survived by his wife, daughter Rachael, sons Michael and Daniel, mother Lois and mother-inlaw Blanche.
died Nov. 25. He was 50. The Thomaston, Ga., native and resident of Opelika, Ala., was a graduate of the University of Georgia and completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was a radiation oncologist with East Alabama Medical Center. He was a member of Auburn United Methodist Church. Glisson is survived by his wife, Shirley Rose Neugent Glisson, his sons, John Clayton Glisson, Kyle Chambless Glisson and Lucas Clark Glisson; his father, Huey Long Glisson; and his brothers, Emory Bruce Glisson, John Vaughan Glisson and George Michael Glisson-Munier.
Dr. Sam Singal died Dec. 28. He was 95. The Toledo, Ohio, native was an accomplished scientist and a respected artist. He earned his doctoral degree in biochemistry at the University of Michigan and was hired as an instructor at the Medical College of Georgia in the early 1940’s. He became a full Professor and conducted extensive research on sickle cell disease. He served as Dean of the School of Graduate Studies from 1974-84, retiring in 1985 to begin a second career as an artist. He had several exhibitions throughout the years and helped bring live theater to Augusta. He was one of the founders of Amnesty International’s Augusta chapter, was active in developing minority enrollment programs at MCG and established a scholarship fund to help future art students at Augusta State University. He is survived by brother-in-law Jerry Brody, many nieces and nephews and many dear friends in the Augusta area.