A Hospital for Ashe County

Janet C. Pittard began her writing career after retiring from the North Carolina Governor’s Office with thirty years of service. She is the author of two books and more than 100 articles for Our State Magazine. She lives in Raleigh and West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Old Ashe County Memorial Hospital—A Legacy

Preface

Introduction

1—Horseback Doctors

2—Early Health Care Resources

3—The Jones Memorial Infirmary at Lansing

4—Dr. Arthur Lee “Bud” Jones: First Generation of a Family Legacy

5—Medical Help from the Outside

6—Dr. Dean Jones, Sr.: Second Generation of a Family Legacy

7—Ashe County Memorial Hospital: The Dream

8—Ashe County Memorial Hospital, Inc.: The Reality

9—The Ashe Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees

10—The Hospital/Medical Staff Since 1941

Kate King Duncan Barker, R.N., Interview

Langdon L. Scott (Administrator/Business Manager)

Henry Lum; Ruby Lum Interviews

Betty Ball, R.N., Interview

Toby Younce Hartzog Interview

Doris Oliver, R.N., Interview

Christie "Chris" Phillips; Betty Avery Interview

Edith Brooks Blevins Interview

Ella Pennington Baldwin Interview

June Weaver Worth, R.N., Interview

Tom Cockerham (Administrator); Clairene Cockerham Interview

Jack McClure (Plant Operation) Interview

Joy McClure (Administration) Interview

Robert "Rob" H. Black (Plant Operation) Interview

Nancy P. Edwards, R.N., Interview

Sue Hampton, R.N., Interview

Judy Davis Interview

Elam S. Kurtz, M.D.; Kevin, Orpah and Michael Kurtz Interviews

Ann Day Brown (Administration) Interview

Mary Lou Brooks (Business Office) Interview

Cindy Brooks Baucom (Administration) Interview

Pat Bare Cooper (Business Office) Interview

Polly Osowitt, R.N., and Elliott Osowitt Interviews

Tammy Lum Thore, M.D., and Joe F. Thore Interviews

Charlotte Caddell Thompson, R.N., Interview

11—Dr. Dean C. “Doc” Jones, Jr.: Third Generation of a Family Legacy

Donald D. McNeill, M.D., Interview

Evelyn Price Jones Interviews

12—The Role of Ashe County Practicing Physicians

13—Health Care in Ashe County Evolves

14—Ashe County’s Model for Community Health Care

15—Dr. Charles W. Jones: Fourth Generation of a Family Legacy

Charles W. Jones, M.D., Interviews

Debra “Debbie” Eller Jones Interview

Phyllis Jones Yount Interview

David Lee Jones Interview

Thomas "Tommy" Mitchell Jones Interview

Leigh Bradley, M.D., Interview

Linda Noel Jones Patterson Interview

16—Changes in AMH Management and Services

Laura Lambeth, R.N., B.S.N., Interview

Kathy Gilley Lovette, R.T., Interview

Jimmy Hendrix Interview

Calvin and Katrina Miller Interviews

17—Changes in Appalachian Community Health Care

Ruby B. Ashley Interview

Kada Owen McNeill Interview

Emmett Barker Interview

Beulah Barker McVey Interviews

Anne Shoemaker McGuire Interview

Stephen Shoemaker Interview

Betsy Gant Interview

18—A Legacy

Chapter Notes

Bibliography and Sources

Index