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Dr Thomas S Fleming a
well known and successful physician of
Moberly, is a native of
Randolph County. He was born at Elliott, May 30,
1887, and is a son of
Jacob C. and Nettie (McClure) Fleming, further
mention of whom is made
in this volume.
Dr. Fleming received his
preliminary education in the public schools
of Moberly, and was
graduated from the Moberly High School in the class
of 1907. He then entered
Missouri University at Columbia, Mo., where
he was graduated in 1911;
he then attended St. Louis Medical Universit
and was graduated with a
degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1913 After
serving two years as an
intern in the city hospital at St. Louis, Mo., he
began the practice of his
profession at Moberly, Jan. 1, 1915. Here h
was successfully engaged
in the practice of his profession until the United
States entered the World
War, when on June 2, 1917, he applied for a
commission in the medical
corps of the United States army, and was com-
missioned as first
lieutenant, and sent to Fort Riley, Kan., where he was
stationed until Jan. 1,
1918. He was then attached to the 65th Coast Ar-
tillery at San Francisco,
Calif. In March, 1918, he set sail from San
Francisco with his unit for
France. by way of the Panama Canal, and
arrived there with the 65th
Coast Artillery, April 8, 1918. From that time
on he was with his
command at the front, until the armistice was signed.
He returned to the United
States in Jan., 1919, and shortly afterwards
resumed the practice of
his profession at Moberly, where he has an exten-
sive and well established
practice.
Dr. Fleming was united in
marriage Oct. 3, 1917, with Eilleen Trenbie,
daughter of M. J. and
Alma (Valendegham) Trenble, of Plattsburg, Mo.
To Dr. and Mrs. Fleming
have been born one daughter, Shirley, who
was born June 27, 1919.
Dr. Fleming is a member
of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
and holds membership in
the County, State and American Medical Asso-.
Ciation
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