Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

Dr. Vernon W. Padgett authority on chest diseases, dies in home . Dr. Vernon W. Padgett, who dieg at his home in Grass Valley on Sunday night following a lingering illness, was born Oct, 8, 1904 in Little Rock, Ark, He was the son of the late H, Knowlton and Mary Ida Carter Padgett. He graduated from high School and completed business School training in Texarkana, Ark, and had some business exPerience before he came to California to enroll at Stanford University. He was Past Master Councilor of the Texarkana Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. Upon his graduation from Stanford, Dr. Padgett entered the Stanford University School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree in the class of 1933, Following a short period on the staff at Weimar Sanitarium and several years of general practice in Alleghany, he became a member of the staff and did post graduate study at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Mass. ’ When he returned to California in 1943, Dr. Padgett began a ‘general practice in Grass Valley in association with the late Dr. Carl P. Jones. Following the death of Dr. Jones in’'1944, he became Chief of Staff at the W. C. Jones Memorial Hospital ‘and continued in that capacity until his final illness. He was also a member of the active staff at Nevada General Hospital and an honorary member of ‘the staff at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital when he was stricken. In addition to his general practice he pursued his special interest in diseases of the chest and succeeded Dr. Robert A. Peers, with whom he had earlier been associated, as medical director of the Colfax Hospital for the Tuberculous. He maintained his connection with this hospital until it closed several years ago. An authority on silicosis and silico-tuberculosis, Dr. Padgett's work in this field was recognized in 1964 when he received the Excellate Award of the American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, *. Dr, Padgett was long active ‘in the Placer-Nevada County Medical Society, serving as , Secretary-treasurer from 1946 California and American Medical Associations, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American ThoracicSociety, The American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, and other professional associations, He served as Nevada County health officer from 1944 until 1953, before there was an organized health department, and he was seriously concerned at that time about the imperative need for improvement of the domestic water supply and in the sewerage system. Duringhis tenure he publicly urged that immediate attention be given to those problems so that they could be solved before they became to acute, A dedicated physician, Dr. Padgett devoted himself to his patients and their needs until his final illness forced his inactivity early this year. _. Bereaved family members include his wife, Marian Matteson Padgett; children, John and Jenifer; brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. H. Knowlton Padgett, Jr., of Forth Worth, Tex.; cousins, Mrs, Samuel Duren, Mrs. John Pruniski, Mrs. Leland Doshier, and Robert Carter of Arkansas and Texas; his parents-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Edwin S, Matteson, of Grass Valley; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Ingram, of Santa Barbara, and Mr, and Mrs. David E, Matteson II, of San Rafael; and nieces, Patricia and Christine Matteson, ' of San Rafael. Funeral services will be held . on Wednesday: afternoon at 2:30 at Hooper-Weaver Mortuary with the Rev. Noel Carden and the Rev. Franklin Dalton officiating, The casket will be open at the mortuary until 2:15 p.m, on the day of the services, Friends are requested to omit flowers, The family would prefer that remembrances be directed to the Nevada General Hospital Memorial Fund or to the Stanford University School of Medicine (Palo Alto, California) for medical research, J g hy m_ 4 . City Dies at Sac. ier. we _ valley. Le] meted bow in . Hester Virginia. Noell, Native of Funeral services have been arranged for 1 lo’clock Tuesday morning at George L. Klumpp’s Funeral Chapel in Sacramento for Hester Virginia Noell, 85, a formnown resident of Grass Interment will follow the Sacramento services and will be made in Grass Valley Masonic Cemce-' tery at 2 p.m. with Hooper-Weaver of Grass Valley in charge. Mrs. Noell was fhe widow of. Charles S. Noell, a former hard‘ware store proprietor in Grass ‘. Valley. However Mrs. Noell had been a ‘resident of Sacramento for 64 ‘Jyears and had spent over 50 years as operator of a Sacramento nursing home. She retired just a few years ago and had been making her home at 4016 K street. Mrs. Noell was a native of Grags ; ‘Valley. The Noell family home]® was located on Murphy street in this city. She is survived by a brother, Enos B. Curtis of Sacramento and a nephew, Winfield T. Curtis and a niece, Mrs. Leonora V. Aubin both of Sacramento. , c, , “until 1950 and after that as vice© . president and president. E ) In addition, he belongedtothe ° -— ~ oO ef aN.

Dr. Vernon W. Padgett authority on chest diseases, dies in home . Dr. Vernon W. Padgett, who dieg at his home in Grass Valley on Sunday night following a lingering illness, was born Oct, 8, 1904 in Little Rock, Ark, He was the son of the late H, Knowlton and Mary Ida Carter Padgett. He graduated from high School and completed business School training in Texarkana, Ark, and had some business exPerience before he came to California to enroll at Stanford University. He was Past Master Councilor of the Texarkana Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. Upon his graduation from Stanford, Dr. Padgett entered the Stanford University School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree in the class of 1933, Following a short period on the staff at Weimar Sanitarium and several years of general practice in Alleghany, he became a member of the staff and did post graduate study at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Mass. ’ When he returned to California in 1943, Dr. Padgett began a ‘general practice in Grass Valley in association with the late Dr. Carl P. Jones. Following the death of Dr. Jones in’'1944, he became Chief of Staff at the W. C. Jones Memorial Hospital ‘and continued in that capacity until his final illness. He was also a member of the active staff at Nevada General Hospital and an honorary member of ‘the staff at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital when he was stricken. In addition to his general practice he pursued his special interest in diseases of the chest and succeeded Dr. Robert A. Peers, with whom he had earlier been associated, as medical director of the Colfax Hospital for the Tuberculous. He maintained his connection with this hospital until it closed several years ago. An authority on silicosis and silico-tuberculosis, Dr. Padgett's work in this field was recognized in 1964 when he received the Excellate Award of the American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, *. Dr, Padgett was long active ‘in the Placer-Nevada County Medical Society, serving as , Secretary-treasurer from 1946 California and American Medical Associations, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American ThoracicSociety, The American Academy of Tuberculosis Physicians, and other professional associations, He served as Nevada County health officer from 1944 until 1953, before there was an organized health department, and he was seriously concerned at that time about the imperative need for improvement of the domestic water supply and in the sewerage system. Duringhis tenure he publicly urged that

immediate attention be given to those problems so that they could be solved before they became to acute, A dedicated physician, Dr. Padgett devoted himself to his patients and their needs until his final illness forced his inactivity early this year. _. Bereaved family members include his wife, Marian Matteson Padgett; children, John and Jenifer; brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. H. Knowlton Padgett, Jr., of Forth Worth, Tex.; cousins, Mrs, Samuel Duren, Mrs. John Pruniski, Mrs. Leland Doshier, and Robert Carter of Arkansas and Texas; his parents-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Edwin S, Matteson, of Grass Valley; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Ingram, of Santa Barbara, and Mr, and Mrs. David E, Matteson II, of San Rafael; and nieces, Patricia and Christine Matteson, ' of San Rafael. Funeral services will be held . on Wednesday: afternoon at 2:30 at Hooper-Weaver Mortuary with the Rev. Noel Carden and the Rev. Franklin Dalton officiating, The casket will be open at the mortuary until 2:15 p.m, on the day of the services, Friends are requested to omit flowers, The family would prefer that remembrances be directed to the Nevada General Hospital Memorial Fund or to the Stanford University School of Medicine (Palo Alto, California) for medical research, J g hy m_ 4 . City Dies at Sac. ier. we _ valley. Le] meted bow in . Hester Virginia. Noell, Native of Funeral services have been arranged for 1 lo’clock Tuesday morning at George L. Klumpp’s Funeral Chapel in Sacramento for Hester Virginia Noell, 85, a formnown resident of Grass Interment will follow the Sacramento services and will be made in Grass Valley Masonic Cemce-' tery at 2 p.m. with Hooper-Weaver of Grass Valley in charge. Mrs. Noell was fhe widow of. Charles S. Noell, a former hard‘ware store proprietor in Grass ‘. Valley. However Mrs. Noell had been a ‘resident of Sacramento for 64 ‘Jyears and had spent over 50 years as operator of a Sacramento nursing home. She retired just a few years ago and had been making her home at 4016 K street. Mrs. Noell was a native of Grags ; ‘Valley. The Noell family home]® was located on Murphy street in this city. She is survived by a brother, Enos B. Curtis of Sacramento and a nephew, Winfield T. Curtis and a niece, Mrs. Leonora V. Aubin both of Sacramento. , c, , “until 1950 and after that as vice© . president and president. E ) In addition, he belongedtothe ° -— ~ oO ef aN.