DR. WADE MARTIN CLINE

CLINE, DR. WADE MARTIN Dr. Wade Martin Cline, 96, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at home in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Cline was born January 14, 1915 in Lakeland, FL. He was the son of the late Dr. Robert Laurine and Nilwon Nowlin Cline. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Anita Davies Cline and his five sons, Wade Martin Cline, Jr. (Cheryl) of Cornersville, TN, Charles Davies Cline (Louise) of Nashville, TN, Wesley Robert Cline, Sr. (Lynn) of Birmingham, John Hampton Cline (Shannon) of Spanish Fort, AL and James Thomas Cline (Leslie) of Birmingham. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren, Allison Cline Wright (Chris), Stephanie Nilwon Cline, Charles Davies Cline, Jr. (Courtenay), John Farnsworth Cline (Ansel), Wesley Robert Cline, Jr., Barbara Cline Lindsey (Chris), Elizabeth Carlisle Cline, Wade Evans Cline, Rebecca Cline Gordon (Ben), Rachel Leigh Cline, John Hampton Cline, Jr., Sarah Hart Cline, James Thomas Cline, Jr., William Dow Cline, Graham Martin Cline, Leslie Camille Cline; ten great-grandchildren, Jackson, Adair, Caroline, Chase, Harrison, Mary Teal, Turner, Addison, Hallie, and John Andrew; and his younger brother, John Thomas Cline of Lakeland, FL; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brother, Robert Nowlin Cline. Dr. Cline was a graduate of Emory University and Emory University Medical School. After a two year internship he served in the US Navy during WWII as a naval physician. Following the war he completed his formal training at Women's Hospital in New York City where he specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Upon completing his training he entered private practice in Birmingham, AL for 50 years. Member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Past President of OBGYN Society of Birmingham and of Alabama. A member of the Birmingham Country Club, Downtown Kiwanis Club, Alabama Senior and the Southern Seniors Golf Association. His favorite hobbies were golf and horticulture. He was a member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church where he served in the Church's Pastoral Care Ministry. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in the sanctuary foyer, with the funeral service immediately following at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Save a Life of Alabama. Johns-Ridout's Funeral Parlors Directing. >