Concordia Parish Obituaries:  William Polk, MD
Reprinted with permission of The Concordia Sentinel
Appeared in the 11/22/2000 issue


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Dr. Polk dies; former coroner

   Dr. William Polk, former coroner of Concordia Parish, died of a heart attack Monday
night at Natchez Regional Medical Center.  He was 77.
   Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday, but services will be held Friday under
the direction of Laird's Funeral Home.
   Clerk of Court Clyde Ray Webber will conduct the services.
   A native of Centerville, Miss. Dr. Polk and his wife, the former Lou McWhorter,
moved to Vidalia in May, 1959 to begin his practice of medicine.
   He was first elected coronerin 1968 and served in that capacity except for one term
until 1994.
   In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Polk was an elder in the Vidalia Presbyterian
Church and was a member of the Vidalia Chamber of Commerce, Homochitta Valley Medical
Society and the Mississippi State Medical Association.
   He joined the U.S. Naval Air Force in 1942, serving as an Ensign until 1946.
   Dr. Polk was a graduate of the LSU Medical School.  He also attended medical school
at the University of Mississippi.
   Prior to his move to Vidalia, he practiced medicine for four years in Gloster, Miss.
   In addition to his wife, survivors include one son, Tommy Polk, one daughter, Ann 
Simons, both of Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Klear, Sarotoga, Calif.;
and several nieces.
   Memorials can be made to the Vidalia Presbyterian Church and the Centreville, Miss.
Presbyterian Church.