Dr. Lt.-Col. C, L. MARSTON
MARSTON, SCOTT, FEENEY, KIRK, BEEMER, BASTAIN, ELLIS, EGLOFF, OESCHNER, MAYO
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/26/2012 at 18:09:51
Globe Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
Thursday, June 25, 1942, Page 1Dr. Marston, Surgeon Nearly 50 Years, Dies
HAD CHARGE OF FIELD HOSPITAL IN WORLD WAR
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Had Been in Poor Health for YearDr. C. L. MARSTON, retired lieutenant-colonel in the medical corps reserved, and a prominent Mason City Surgeon for nearly 50 years, died at his home, 710 Carolina avenue northeast, about 3 o'clock Thursday morning. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Dr. MARSTON was in charge of a field hospital with the American expeditionary forces in World War I, rose to the rank of major and upon his discharge was retired as a lieutenant-colonel.
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Dr. MARSTON was born on February 6, 1870 at Seward, Ill. He came of old American stock as his first American ancestor came to this country in 1632. His father, George W. MARSTON, was a pioneer in the middle west, coming from Vermont before the Civil war and serving with Illinois troops in that war. His mother, Sarah SCOTT MARSTON, was a Pennsylvanian.
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Surviving Dr. MARSTON are his wife, Eva SCOTT MARSTON; a daughter, Mrs. Evalyn MARSTON FEENEY of Mason City; and a daughter, Dorothy MARSTON KIRK of Mason City; five grandchildren: Arthur J. FEENEY, Jr., student at Grinnell college, Mrs. Dorothy KIRK BEEMER of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Patricia KIRK BASTIAN of Mason City, Charles Marston KIRK, now engaged in engineering work in Yukon territory and Pollyann KIRK of Mason City, and one great-grandson, Gregory N. BEEMER.
Also surviving are three brothers and one sister, Dean Ansom MARSTON, prominent in educational and engineering work at Ames, Ames W. MARSTON, a leading laywer of Chicago, Ill., Walter S. MARSTON, Ames, and Mrs. Mary ELLIS of Seward, Ill. Two brothers, Robert MARSTON and G. E. MARSTON, preceded Dr. MARSTON in death a number of years ago.
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Dr. MARSTON was educated in the high school of Rockford, Ill., and received his medical education at Rush Medical college, from which he was graduated in 1893. He came of a family of doctors, a grandfather, Dr. Amos SCOTT, was a surgeon in the Civil war and his uncle was Dr. Charles SCOTT of Belvidere, Ill.
Dr. MARSTON was married to Eva SCOTT on July 15, 1890, at Byron, Ill., while the doctor was taking his medical course. The celebration of their golden wedding anniversary was observed by open house at the MARSTON home on July 15, 1940, when hundreds of their friends paid tribute to the family.
Dr. MARSTON was a member of the American Medical association, the Iowa State Medical society, the Cerro Gordo County Medical society of which he had been president, and during the early years was active in the Austin Flint society. He served upon the staff of the Mercy hospital and with Dr. EGLOFF was one of the sponsors of the Story hospital.
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Shortly after his return from the World war he was invited to become a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons as a result of his record in France. His sponsors for that honor were Dr. Will MAYO of the Mayo clinic of Rochester, Minn., and Dr. Charles OESCHNER of Chicago, Ill.
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Dr. MARSTON and his wife arrived in Mason City on April 6, 1893, in a snowstorm and since that time in storm and sun he carried on he best tradtion of American medicine.Some years ago his record showed that he had brought into this work more than 5,000 children and it was with great pride that he said he had lost but five mothers during that time.
His patients all over Cerro Gordo county will remember well the brown team which he drove making his calls in winter and summer and how that team was so well trained by Dr. MARSTON that it needed no guidance when he returned late at night from some call. His experiences in the practice were those of every pioneer doctor - fozen hands, face and feet were part of every winter and the perils and suffering which he underwent justify the love which his patients had for him.
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Realizing the need for physicians in the first World war, he joined the army of the United States in August of 1917, being commissioned a captain. His period of training with the field hospital was at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., where he was commissioned a major before going overseas in July of 1918. He served inteh battles of the World war, coming back to the States in May of 1919.
Dr. MARSTON was the first commander and one of the organizers of San Juan post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mason City. He also represented Cerro Gordo county in teh house of representatives in the 32nd, 32nd extra and 33rd sessions of the general assembly.
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For many years he was active in the First Regular Baptist church of Mason City, serving as trustee and holding other offices, and was instrumental in the rebuilding and remodeling of the church, which took place about 1925.
In addition to his many other activities, he was a member of Benevolence Lodge No. 145, A.F. & A.M., of the Benvolence chapter, and Antioch Commandry and also had received the 32nd Degree in Masonry.
He had been in poor health for nearly four years but continued in his practice up to the afternoon before the day of his death.
The funeral services of Dr. MARSTON will be held at the Patterson funeral home at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be at Elmwood cemetery.
In the passing of Dr. MARSTON, the community has lost a man of sterling worth, of upright life and Christian character, active in his home, in civic, religious and fraternal affairs, and above all else, a doctor of the old school who exemplified in his life the best traditions of American medicine.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2012
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