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Small town doctor dies after finding her replacement in Colquitt
Dr. Peggy Rummel of Colquitt Georgia died at 6 45 am with her husband at her side after learning in January that liver cancer would likely kill her in eight weeks She defied the prognosis by securing a successor Dr Ifekan Shango Simon a Georgia native from St Thomas Virgin Islands agreed to stay in Colquitt delivering babies and performing minor surgeries The community had known her since 1983 for her hospital work and foster family care and her efforts to keep Miller County Hospital open
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Olquitt
Peggy Rummel
Georgia
Rummel
Larry
Larry Rummel
Associated Press
Colquitt
Richard
North Augusta
S.C
Medical University of South Carolina
Miller County
Rita Glass
Miller County Hospital
Ifekan-Shango Simon
Columbus
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Simon
Alabama