Dr. Bolling Stovall DuBose Jr.

Athens - Dr. Bolling Stovall DuBose, Jr., 79, of 280 Hampton Ct., died Saturday, October 4, 2003.
A native Athenian, Dr. DuBose was born February 8, 1924, the son of the late Bolling Stovall DuBose, Sr., and the late Minnie Thomas DuBose. He graduated from Athens High School in 1940 and received his BS degree from the University of Georgia in 1943, Phi Beta Kappa, and his MD degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, in 1946. After completing a one-year rotating internship at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, SC, Dr. DuBose served two years in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Dublin, Ga., and at the Naval Office of Naval Officer Procurement in Atlanta. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta in 1950 and a residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University at the V.A. Hospital, Chamblee, Ga., in 1953.
After practicing briefly in Johnson City, TN, Dr. DuBose returned to Athens where he practiced Internal Medicine from May, 1954, until shortly before his death. He was a member of various medical organizations pertaining to Internal Medicine; member of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens, where he served as both deacon and elder for over 20 years; member of St. Mary's Hospital Board of Directors for 25 years; member of the Board of Directors of First National Bank of Athens, now Suntrust Bank; and member of the Athens Country Club. In recent years he was affiliated with Athens Regional Physicians Services, and he was honored by the local chapter of the American Heart Association in 1999 for his contributions to the Athens community and to medical care. At the time of his death, Dr. DuBose was Athens' oldest practicing physician.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary Neil Atkinson DuBose; three daughters: Betsy Bushnell and husband Bill, Athens; MiMi Gudenrath, Macon; Camille Leverett and husband Jerry, Marietta; a son, Bolling S. DuBose III and wife Kris, Jefferson; seven grandchildren: Brad Bushnell and wife Kimberly, Field Gudenrath, Jay and Mary Claire Leverett, and Lee, Dallas, and MiMi DuBose; two sisters: Katherine Wilkinson, Sumter, SC, and Janet Barnett, Fort Valley; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens with the Drs. Glenn Doak and Jon Appleton officiating. Interment will be private at Oconee Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Bill and Brad Bushnell, Allen and Field Gudenrath, and Jerry and Jay Leverett. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Reid Parker, Dr. Marion Reed, Col. Phil Avery, Mrs. Kay Avery, Mr. Cecil Johnson, Mr. Carroll Devore, Dr. Ray Thompson, Dr. Harold Hodgson, and Dr. Golden Hinton, all of Athens; Dr. Fred Davison, Augusta; Rev. John Roark, Buford; and Mr. Tom T. Atkinson, Mr. William Ballard, and Mr. Robert Cox, Richmond, VA.
The family will receive friends at Bernstein Funeral Home from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. or 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, and immediately following the funeral services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Elam Alexander Academy, 3769 Ridge Ave. Macon, Ga. 31204; the Athens Nurses Clinic, 496 Reese St., Athens 30601, Attn. Tammy Williams; or the First Presbyterian Church of Athens, P.O. Box 1592, Athens 30603.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Athens Banner-Herald, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003