Jackson County MsArchives Obituaries.....McBroom, Robert Davis III  April 28, 2008
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Dr. Robert Davis McBroom III, 76, of Gautier, MS, born on April 28, 1932, died 
May 26, 2008. He practiced medicine for almost 50 years with 39 of those years 
being spent in Jackson County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert 
D. McBroom Jr. and Elesa Woodruff McBroom; and his only sister, Maqueda 
McBroom Strickland. Dr. McBroom served in the Korean War from 1950-1952 and 
graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State 
University in 1955. He continued his education at Millsaps College to get any 
courses necessary for medical school and then graduated from the 1st Medical 
School Class at University of Mississippi in Jackson in 1959. He served on the 
vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Woodville, Miss., and St. John's 
Episcopal Church, Pascagoula, Miss., where he was an active member. He was a 
past Stewardship Commissioner for St. John's in Pascagoula. He was also a 
licensed lay reader for the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi. He was an active 
member of Singing River Hospital Systems from 1969 until his death. He served 
as Singing River Hospital System's chief of staff, chairman of the executive 
committee, president of Jackson County Medical Foundation, medical director of 
Plaza Community Living Center from 1977 until his death, chairman of the 
Internal Medicine Committee four times, a member of the Singing River Hospital 
Executive Committee, medical director of Amedisys Home Health and a member of 
Singing River Hospital Medical Ethics Committee. He held memberships in 
Singing River Medical Society, the Mississippi State Medical Association and 
the American Medical Association. Visitation: St. John's Episcopal Church in 
Pascagoula with a memorial service and committal immediately following at the 
church. 

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