Walter Rountree
Walter Scott Rountree (born September 4, 1873 in Marion County; died May 6, 1940 in Birmingham) was a surgeon.
Rountree was the son of physician Scott Rountree and the former Georgia Anna Thompson He was trained at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed post-graduate work in New York and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He came to Birmingham in 1898.
During World War I and the Mexican War, Rountree served in the U.S. Medical Corps as a lieutenant, examining recruits from North Alabama. He developed first-aid training and procedures for mining operations in the state. He co-authored a first aid manual published by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1920. His efforts were rewarded with a certificate of honor from the National Safety Association. Rountree joined the staff of Hillman Hispital in 1926.
Rountree married the former Martha Bradshaw, daughter of Caldwell and Minnie Bradshaw, and had four daughters. The family resided at 3007 Bush Boulevard.
Rountree collapsed from a brain hemorrhage while operating on Hattie Green, wife of Mayor Cooper Green. Dan Moore and Mack Accino completed the operation on Mrs Green. Rountree died a few hours later. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
References
- "Dr. Walter Rountree Dies After Attack." (May 7, 1940) The Birmingham News, p. 4
External links
- Walter Scott Rountree at Findagrave.com