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3385. Dr.
Lon Calvin Hall1159,1208 was born on 2 Dec 1912 in
Johnson County, Kentucky.1159
He died on 11 Mar 1989 in Johnson County, Kentucky.1919 He was buried in Davis Cemetery, Davis Branch, Johnson
County, Kentucky.1158
He was a medical doctor.
• From Johnson County (Kentucky) History website (http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/people/H.html):
"Hall, Dr. Lon C. - 12/2/12 - 3/11/89: Dr. Lon Hall was one of the most
noted obstetricians and pediatricians in Kentucky. He spent his entire medical
career practicing in Paintsville following training for his specialties at Harvard
Medical School. The story is told that an eastern Kentucky mother, concerned
about the health of her child, called a specialist at Baltimore's Women and Children's
Hospital. She asked if she could bring her child to him for a medical examination.
He reportedly replied, 'Certainly, madam. But why go to all that trouble and
expense. You have one of the best pediatricians in the country right there in
Kentucky.'"
• In A Bedwell Family (1982), p. 90, Larry King writes: "Lon
Hall graduated from the U of Louisville (KY) Medical School and spent most of
his professional career on the staff of Paintsville (KY) Hospital."
• From Paintsville Herald, March 1989:
"Dr. Lon C. Hall of Paintsville died March 11, 1989 at the age of 76 years.
He was born December 2, 1912. He had served the people of Eastern Kentucky for
almost 45 years. He was one of the finest pediatricians in Eastern Kentucky
and had received his pediatric teaching at Boston children's Hospital. Prior
to that he had attended the University of Louisville for both college and medical
school. He was a graduate of Paintsville High School.
"Doctor 'Lon', as he was known, published a number of articles on certain
diseases of children. He was one of the first to show the usefulness of sulfa
drugs in the treatment of these diseases. He also initiated the use of special
procedures. He initiated, designed and ran the children's and infant's ward
in the old Paintsville Hospital.
"Doctor Noonan, chairman and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of
Kentucky, often said, 'When Dr. Lon referred a patient to the U.K. Medical Center
you always knew the child was critically ill and that the referring diagnosis
was correct.' Doctor Lon also delivered over 3,000 babies and took time to treat
adults in need. He was a member of many medical and scientific societies.
"Doctor Lon had many hobbies, but teaching photography, Kentucky history,
and directing the greenskeeping at the Paintsville golf course were his most
important. He was greenskeeper at no charge to the golf club. It was during
the time he was greenskeeper that the Paintsville Country Club became famous
for its fine greens and fairways.
"Doctor Lon never let an opportunity go by to teach the nearest person about
medicine or anything he had an in-depth knowledge about. He was known for his
astute powers of observation although he was usually a rather shy and quiet person.
He was always available for house calls and in his early years spent a number
of nights in his model-T Ford an on horseback seeing deathly sick children up
the creeks and hollows around Johnson County.
"Doctor Lon is survived by his wife, Dorothy Atkinson Hall; two sons, Drs.
Bryan D. Hall of Lexington and Thomas M. Hall, of Roseburg, Oregon; four grandchildren
Amanda, Patrick, Jonathan, and Angela Hall, all of Lexington; one stepdaughter,
Barbara McGraw, of South Point, Ohio; one step granddaughter, Jenette Thompson,
of South Point; three brothers, Dr. Paul B. Hall and Rev. C. C. Hall, both of
Paintsville, and C. Mitchell Hall, of Lexington; and one sister, Lenore Gullett
McClellan, of Paintsville.
"Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 14, 1989 in Jones-Preston Funeral
Home Chapel, with Gene Strange officiating. Burial was in Davis Cemetery at Davis
Branch."
Dr. Lon Calvin Hall and Irene Davis were married on 20 Feb 1937.1910 Irene Davis1910 was buried in Davis Cemetery, Davis Branch, Johnson
County, Kentucky.1158
Dr. Lon Calvin Hall and Irene Davis had the following children:
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