GEORGE, DR. CHARLES FRANK – age 86, passed away Sunday, April 05, 2009, at the Ben Atchley State Veteran’s Home in Knoxville. He was born September 24, 1922, in Morristown to the late Frank and Maude Miller George. His beloved … Continue reading →
Dr. John E. Kesterson, age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013. He was a practicing Surgeon in the Knoxville area, recently honored for more than 50 years of service by the Knoxville Academy of Medicine. He was a … Continue reading →
For as long as her children can remember, Mary McCall McNamara (Class of 1954) has loved fried balogna sandwiches. They finally found out why when Mary told a news reporter. For the three months’ time KGH nurses were required to … Continue reading →
With great thanks to Calvin Dodson, grandson of Ester Finley Dodson (front row, second from right), we are able to present a photo of the Class of 1905. Click on the image for a larger view.
Continue reading →Helen Deneka, age 87 (in 2012) is thought to be the oldest working nurse in the United States. Read more at this link.
Continue reading →TRUETT HAZE7 PIERCE (DAVID CLIFTON6, ISAAC GORDON5, HENRY N.4, GRIFFIN3, ARTHUR2, HARDY1) was born July 22, 1927 in Johnson County, TN. He married WANDA MAE RAINES June 20, 1953, daughter of CHARLES RAINES. She was born September 02, 1929. … Continue reading →
PROMINENT JACKSBORO FARMER SLAIN WITH MATTOCK Knoxville, Oct. 16 John Wiley Cooper, prominent farmer of Jacksboro, Campbell county, is dead; and Will Clark, farmer, is in the Knox County jail on a murder charge as the result of an altercation … Continue reading →
The article linked below relates specifically to women from Davidson County, but the information about home life, nursing service, and Red Cross activities is relevant for nurses from any region in the state. Click here to read the article, “Davidson … Continue reading →
Lincoln Memorial Hospital 902 Cleveland Place Miss Eva Westover, superintendent Lincoln Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses Dr. [Samuel D.] Acuff, medical director Knoxville General Hospital Dameron Avenue, corner of Cleveland Place J. M. Brooks, president; H. M. Aiken, vice-president; … Continue reading →
Three daughters of John Solomon and Martha Caledonia (née Smallwood) Jenkins, of Cocke County, Tennessee, graduated from KGH School of Nursing: Janie Univieve, Class of 1925; Ressa, Class of 1927; and Geneva Elizabeth, Class of 1930. Ressa and Geneva became … Continue reading →
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