Thank you, Athol. I had his name but no information. Nell's brother, McMinnville's Dr. B.C. Smoot was quite an person and one of my father's best friends. I'm sending her obituary and his for anyone interested. Ladye Jane ====================================== Nell Smoot Young, 93 Smithville resident and Warren County native Nell Smoot Young, 93, died July 4 at Baptist DeKalb Hospital after an extended illness. A retired beautician and member of the Business and Professional Woman's Club and the Smithville Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bethel M. and Laura Edwards Young and was preceded in death by her husband, Joe T. Young; and two sisters, Irene Smoot and Lila Sain. She is survived by two sons, Billy S. Young of Smithville and Edward C. Young of McMinnville; one brother, Dr. B.C. Smoot of McMinnville; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services were held Sunday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home in Smithville with Dan Gulley and Tim Woodward officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements. Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 9 Jul 1997. Medical pioneer dies at 86: Treatment came first, payment was secondary for Dr. Smoot Prominent local physician Dr. Bethel Campbell (B.C.) Smoot Sr. died Sunday at River Park Hospital, the facility he co-founded in 1972 with the late Dr. Thomas Frist and HCA group. He was 86 and had suffered from a lingering illness. Dr. Smoot was a general practitioner and surgeon in Warren County and the surrounding area, practicing medicine from 1937 until his retirement in 1976. Early in his practice he was associated with the Medical Clinic and Hospital, which he later co-owned with Dr. C.M. Clark and continued to operate until it closed in the mid-70s to make way for the new River Park Hospital. A wing of the hospital was later named in his honor. Dr. Smoot was known as a community doctor, often making house calls. He delivered an estimated 6,000 babies during his career. He was known in the community as the doctor who never kept records because he knew each of his patients by heart. "Dr. Smoot had an enormous impact on the community," said Dr. Ray Troop, who began working with Dr. Smoot in 1970. "He came along when there wasn't a lot of doctors. Back then the main thing they had to offer was themselves and reassurance. Dr. Smoot was in practice several years before penicillin came along." Dr. Troop pointed out his colleague worked night and day and was always available to his patients. "At one time, I'd say about 50 percent of his work was home visits," Troop said. "He would make house calls and do home deliveries. He probably delivered about half the people in this town." Dr. Troop noted Dr. Smoot's wife, Jonnye Smoot, was instrumental in his practice, helping him coordinate what was normally a busy, around-the-clock schedule. Dr. Troop also cited Dr. Smoot's efforts in founding River Park Hospital here. "River Park changed the complexion of medical care here," Dr. Troop said. G.B. Greene, who was a fellow member of Rotary and served on the River Park Board of Directors with Dr. Smoot, described the doctor as a "good, dependable person." "He was an outstanding medical professional," Greene said. "I know a lot of patients who couldn't afford their bills, he wouldn't even send a bill. He had a front as a rough and tough person but inside he was really a generous and kind man." Dr. Smoot was honored by his community for the designated Dr. Smoot Day enacted in Morrison in August 1967, and by the VFW as Citizen of the Year. He was honored by his fellow physicians at River Park Hospital when named Chief of Staff Emeritus. Dr. Smoot was founder and former director of the Security Federal Savings and Loan Association. He was a member of Rotary Club International and a Shriner. He served on the Warren County Child Abuse Board and was a member of the Church of Christ. He served as a lieutenant with the CCC in Brunswick, Ga. An avid angler, Dr. Smoot fished from Cuba to the Arctic Ocean. He was married to the late Jonnye Walker Smoot who preceded him in death in 1996. He was the son of the late Bethel Merthon and Laura Elizabeth Edwards Smoot. He is survived by son, Campbell Smoot Jr. and daughter, Kathleen Smoot-Kemezis, both of Tullahoma; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High's Chapel with Paul Roberts and Laird Bryson officiating. Burial will follow at Morrison Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High's. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the National Kidney Foundation. Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Wed, 12 Apr 2000, p. 1-A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Co-founder of River Park Hospital dies McMINNVILLE, Tenn. -- Dr. Bethel Campbell Smoot, who made house calls and delivered babies for a negotiable, affordable fee through the mid-1970s, died early Sunday morning at a hospital he helped establish, River Park Hospital in McMinnville. He was 86. Honored as a humanitarian by several civic and service organizations, Smoot was a general practitioner and surgeon from 1937 until his retirement in 1976. In 1972 Smoot and Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., along with Frist's company Hospital Corporation of America, established River Park Hospital. His fellow physicians designated Smoot chief of staff emeritus on his retirement. A founder and former director of Security Federal Savings Bank, he was a member of Rotary International and was a Shriner. Smoot served on the Warren County Child Abuse Prevention Board and was a member of the Church of Christ. The Warren County native was married to the former Jonnye Walker, who died in 1996. Surviving Smoot are a son, Campbell Smoot Jr., and a daughter, Kathleen Smoot-Kemezis, both of Tullahoma, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until services tomorrow. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at High's Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow in Morrison Cemetery in Warren County. Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, TN. Tuesday, 11 Apr 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Treatment was always first with Dr. Smoot Our Viewpoint - editorial It's safe to say there won't be another like Dr. B.C. Smoot. Born Bethel Campbell Smoot in 1913, he was raised in Morrison and graduated from Morrison High School in 1931. His father agreed to help him through medical school - under one condition. The condition was in Smoot's treatment of patients, there would be no borderline as to who could pay and who couldn't. The senior Smoot's wish turned out to be a philosophy B.C. Smoot built his practice around. He was known as the doctor who seldom sent out a bill, commenting instead, "They know they owe me and they'll pay me if they can." Dr. Smoot was a man who practiced medicine long before insurance companies controlled the way health care was provided, making frequent house calls and charging only a nominal fee - if anything at all. The patient's financial status was never a factor. He knew the patients that could pay would, and the ones who had no means didn't have to worry about it. His generous nature was just one of the qualities which made Dr. Smoot one of this community's great residents. The Hippocratic oath, taken by all doctors but often forgotten in today's world of insurance card first, medical treatment later, meant something to Dr. Smoot. A cornerstone of the medical community for almost 40 years, he experienced every aspect of the healing profession - delivering babies and performing surgeries for many generations. The standard price for an office visit during Smoot's early years of practice was between $2 and $5. While that fee was often negotiable, he very seldom charged handicapped patients. He had a special place in his heart for them. When Warren County needed funding for a training activity center, Dr. Smoot, as always, did his part. He offered the nursing quarters from what had been McMinnville Medical Clinic free of charge. Warren County Association for Retarded Citizens soon located in the building. In another touching story, Dr. Smoot gave a family with a Down's syndrome daughter so much encouragement, they named their newborn after Smoot's wife and daughter. The baby was named Jonnye for his wife and Kathleen for his daughter. In 1965, he became involved in the location and construction of Warren County General Hospital. In the hospital's formative years, he played a significant role in its advancement. Later, a wing at River Park Hospital bearing his name was dedicated in his honor. Dr. Smoot operated the Medical Clinic until 1970, at which time the potential for the new hospital made closing seem like a wise choice. He continued to practice medicine using the clinic as his office until retirement July 17, 1976. In his opinion, maintaining the Medical Clinic was his single biggest accomplishment and contribution to Warren County. His oftentimes caustic and gruff remarks to patient and friend alike brought to mind a top sergeant talking to a recruit, but underneath that crusty outward appearance was a caring individual who was determined to see his patient got the best treatment and attention available. Dr. Smoot was a truly dedicated physician with a life-long commitment to helping the well-being of Warren County's citizens. He gave health care to those in need when they couldn't make payment, and that was one of his greatest payments to the community. There won't ever be another one like Dr. Smoot. Not in today's medical world. Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Wed, 19 Apr 2000, p. 4-A. ====================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Athol K Foster" <athol5@cox.net> To: <TNDEKALB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [TNDEKALB] Young-Smoot > There was also another son. Billy Smoot Young. I do not have a birth or > death date for him. He passed away 5 or 6 years ago. > > Athol K. Foster > DeKalb County Coordinator, TnGenWeb > www.tngennet.org/dekalb > > My "Fosters in DeKalb County, TN" > www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Cis1052@aol.com> > To: <TNDEKALB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [TNDEKALB] Young-Smoot > > > > In a message dated 10/14/2004 11:33:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > ladyejane@InfoAve.Net writes: > > am looking for an obituary for Joe Young and/or his wife Nell Smoot Young. > > She was born circa 1904. I have no other dates. They had a son Edward > > Carter Young, circa 1932 - 3 July 1998, burial DeKalb Memorial Gardens > > In the book DeKalb County Cemetery, there is listed; > > > > Joe T. 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