Paul A. White, MD (1955)

WHITE, ROBBINS, DUNN, BARRY, TALLMAN

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 9/5/2006 at 09:55:24

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 28, 1955

DR. PAUL WHITE Of Davenport Dies

Prominent Physician Will be Buried in Winterset Cemetery

Dr. Paul White, noted Davenport physician and civic leader, well known in Winterset, died Sunday at his home in Davenport. He was 71 years of age.

Doctor White had married the former Alma Robbins of Winterset. He came here often to visit relatives and supervise his farming operations near Winterset. He was well acquainted in this community and had many friends here.

Doctor White was a native of Red Oak, where he was born in 1884. Following the death of his father in 1892, he moved to Indianola, where he attended Simpson college. He later attended the University of Chicago. After graduation he became an athletic coach and teacher, and at the same time started the study of medicine. He completed his medical studies at George Washington university in Washington, D C., and in 1917 accepted a fellowship with the Mayo foundation in Rochester, Minn. In 1920, he received his degree of master of science in surgery from the University of Minnesota. He came to Davenport in 1921, and had practiced there for 34 years.

During his college days he was an outstanding athlete. In high school, he was an all-state football quarterback, and at the University of Chicago played football under the famous coach, Alonzo Stagg. He held Iowa State records in the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes in track event.

As a coach at Grand Rapids, Mich., his high school football team won the state championship.

He was a fellow of the American college of Surgeons, the American Medical association, past president of the Scott County Medical association, the Radiological society of North America, president of the staffs at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals in Davenport, for many years was chairman of the Tri-City Chicago alumni association, member of the national advisory council of Stephens college at Columbia, Mo., past president of the Davenport Kiwanis, and member of the Chamber of Commerce, Y.M.C.A., Historical society and Davenport Country club.

He is survived by his widow, the former Alma Robbins of Winterset; a son Paul M. White of Pacific Palisades, Calif., two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Dunn of Encino, Calif., and Mrs. Phillip Barry of New York City; six grandchildren; a brother, Herbert w. White of Portland, Ore., and three sisters, Doris and Myrtle White of Cedar Falls, and Mrs. B. W. Tallman of Arlington, Mass.

Funeral services will be conducted this Thursday in Davenport, and the body will be brought here for burial in the Winterset cemetery.