Albemarle-Rockingham-Henrico County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hancock Garth, M. D., Dr. Thomas September 12, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John B. King tibbs43192004@yahoo.com October 15, 2007, 8:06 am Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County, Monday, October 15, 2007. Dr. Thomas Hancock Garth, M.D. formerly of Tampa died Friday, October 12, 2007 at His home in Maryland. Born 1921 on the family farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. Served as Chief of the Dept. of Surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa, Fl. from 1973-1987 and also served as Chief of Staff from 1974-1976. He was a clinical Professor of surgery at the University of South Florida Medical School from 1978-1987. Dr. Garth was married to Anne Addison Waddell of Charlottesville from 1947 until Her death in 1988 and then to Maria Grimm Morrish from 1991 until Her passing in 2006. Survivors: Three Children and their Spouses: Thomas H. Garth Jr. and His Wife, Kathy of Timberville, Va. John A. Garth and His Wife, Allison of Little Silver, N.J. and Eliza H. Garth and Her Husband, David Froom of St. Mary's County, Maryland. Also survived by His step- daughter, Elizabeth Ryals and Her Husband, Tom Ryals of Lynn Haven, Fl. and and their Daughter and Grandchildren. Hill and Wood Funeral Service in Charlottesville, Va. is in charge of arrangements. Funeral service 1pm. Monday, October 15, 2007 at St. James Chapel, Charlottesville, Va. with interment in the family plot immediately following. Donations may be made in Dr. Garth's memory to the St. James Chapel, c/o Scott Peyton, P.O. 305, Greenwood, Va. John B. King, Tampa, Fl. tibbs43192004@yahoo.com Additional Comments: Charlottesville, Virginia is located in Albemarle County. Timberville, Va. is located in Rockingham County. Little Silver, N.J. and Little Silver Point are located in Monmouth County. St. Mary's County, Md. is St. Mary's County, Md. St. Mary's Beach, St. Mary's City, St. Mary's River Estates are located in St. Mary's County. Greenwood, Va. is located in Albemarle County, Rockingham, Bath, Henrico Counties Greenwood Forest, Va. is located in Roanoke, County. Greenwood Heights, Va. is located in Frederick County. Greenwood Park, Va. is located in Greensville County.. Lynn Haven, Fl. is located in the Panhandle next to Penscola, Va.on the Gulf of Mexico in Bay County. (Va. Administrator, feel free to edit this-jbk) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/albemarle/obits/h/hancockg70gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb