Dr Harry Pritchett 76 Dies After Long Medical Career
Dr Harry W Pritchett longtime Danville Whitmell physician 76 dies Sunday after a career that spanned Whitmell Danville and Memorial Hospital service. Tulane trained physician served in Medical Reserve Corps fought Spanish influenza and worked through World War II. He joined C W Pritchett in Danville 1929 forming a strong medical team and led medical advances at Memorial Hospital until late in life. Known for humor outdoorsmanship and devotion to patients, he remained active and engaged with friends and colleagues until his final illness.
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Presbyterians at Montreat Find Ministers Are Normal People
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Overcoming the Tobacco Road influence in the South
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Dirksen Angers Ford Over McNamara Critique
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