James Albert Atkins, Sr.

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INFORMATION CAME FROM MIRIAM "MIRRIE" LINDA ATKINS CORGAN, MY
MOTHER'S TWIN SISTER.

He was a very handsome, slightly olive cast to his complexion, wavy
dark brown hair and a deep voice. He was the youngest of three children.
the family story goes that Glen didn't care much for school. All three
graduated the same year from high school. Nellie was a good student. she
was held back a little, specifically how was never part of the story.
James Albert caught up with Nelle and all three march across a stage.
Another story, a woman complains to grandpa about Glen and Albert. He
listen patiently then says Madame, You look out for your daughters and
I'll look out for my sons.
According to my dad because he was energetic he was given more
chores than Glen. He ended up having to milk the cow. (Glen never got as
much milk out of her) Says he was told by grandpa to paint the 2 story
outside stairs to grandpa's office, then pull weeds around the property
and other jobs but the reward was he was permitted to observe and later
assist grandpa in attending to patients. He was attracted to the practice
of medicine and working with the sick. Being able to achieve a result of
healing etc. Dad said grandpa believed he could make it and so he did.
Masters degree at the university of Missouri and graduated from Harvard
School of Medicine. The called or nicknamed him "grandpa" because he had
three children before graduating from Harvard.
He applied and was accepted to intern 2 years at a brand New
hospital in Detroit, Michigan. It had the absolute latest technology. The
Physical facility was designed to accomadate in the best way possible
patient flow (traffic) . Top men in their respective fields were hired to
head the different departments of the intern program and residencies all
paid for by Henry Ford. The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
This was followed by a move to Lamar, Missouri where he bought out
the practice of Doc Mynatt, who was bed fast after a stroke. He became a
very much loved doctor by residents of Barton County.
There were a set of books called "Missouri and famous Missourians;
in print for ten years or less. Dad was recognized for his private
practice and reputation in the Medical Society of Missouri as being a
very good diagnostician. He was among the recognized and honored.
Then there was WW II. He was 6 feet and about 230 lbs. He had high
blood pressure. He wanted to join the United States Army Medical Corp. He
was turned down twice because of his high blood pressure. The third try (
Always at different places) he was accepted.
He went in as a captain and came out with a silver Oak Leaf ( Lt.
Colonel )
The Family joined dad during the time he was at Fort Francis E. Warren
Chyenne, Wyoming. He was the head of the Army Hospital Labority. Connie
and I rode a bus each day from the Fort to Jr High in Cheyennee.
After his discharge we returned to Lamar. He got back into a huge
private practice. He had some aneurisms and we moved briefly to
Pittsburg, Kansas, where he thought he would be and assistant to a long
time friend Dr Byrd, but changed his mind and accepted a position with
the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma as Acting Chief of Pathology.
I graduated from Muskogee, Central. Connie stayed in Pittsburg with some
friends, The Woods twins, and graduated the summer after her Jr. year of
high school. After 2 years in Muskogee Dad chose to go back into private
practice in Columbia, Missouri. Again he had a huge practice. He taught
a lab course at the medical School , active in Rotary ( had been a
district governor of Rotery prior to WW II )
James Albert Atkins died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 49.

James married Miriam Louise McMillan in Columbia, Missouri. Miriam (daughter of Albert Gibson "Mac" McMillan and Wynifred Maude "Mamie" Ketcham) was born on 22 Mar 1908 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Aug 1995 in Lees Summit, Missouri; was buried in Memorial Cemetary, Columbia, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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