Dr. Donald William Schmidt

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Donald William Schmidt
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	3 Apr 1925	Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Mar 2009	Woodstock, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Buried	9 Mar 2009	Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I42500	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Schmidt,   b. 22 Apr 1887, Kansas, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1937, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Myrtle M. Opp,   b. Jan 1892, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1938, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1913	Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F10309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elaine Martin
  Children	1. Lucy Schmidt   2. Bonnie Schmidt   3. Donald William Schmidt,   b. 1949,   d. 1975  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F19856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Donald Schmidt Home in 1930: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois Age: 5 Estimated birth year: abt 1925 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: William Mother's name: Myrtle [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Donald W. Schmidt SSN: 252-72-3546 Last Residence: 30189 Woodstock, Cherokee, Georgia Born: 3 Apr 1925 Died: 2 Mar 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: Georgia (1962) [S927] Obituary. Dr. Schmidt died 2009-03-02 Dr. Donald William Schmidt passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009 Known by most as Dr. Don, he spent over 55 years as a physician. Until age 81, he worked several days a week taking care of patients. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elaine Martin Schmidt; two daughters, Lucy (Tommy) Sugg, of Kennesaw and Bonnie (David) Rodgers, of St Stephens, S.C.; and four grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by a son, Donald William Schmidt, II, in 1975. Schmidt was born April 3, 1925 in Belleville, Ill. to William Wayne Schmidt Jr. and Myrtle Opp Schmidt. He graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1943. He attended University of South Carolina for his premedical education through the Navy. He attended Medical School at the Medical College of Georgia, where he graduated in 1949. Following his internship at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., he proudly served as medical officer of Mine Squadron III during the Korean War from 1950-52. He remained in the Naval Reserve after this and began his practice in Lincolnton, Ga. from 1952-53. He moved to Cedartown in 1953 and served patients in this community for 27 years. In 1980, with his children grown and his feeling the need to complete his military career, he returned to active duty in the Navy. He was promoted to the rank of Captain. He served as chief of outpatient services at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Beaufort, S.C., and then as Senior Medical Officer at Lafayette Regional Clinic in Portsmouth, Va. He retired from the Navy while serving at Millington Naval Hospital where he served as Chief of Staff. After retirement from the Navy, the couple moved to South Carolina, where Mr. Schmidt served with the Migrant Health Service. They moved to Woodstock, Ga. in 1992. He joined the staff of Wellstar at its inception and retired from full time work after 10 years of service. He continued working part time, until 2007. While living in Cedartown, Schmidt was president of the elementary, junior and high school PTAs, Band Parents Booster Club, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, Polk District Boy Scouts, and Flotilla Commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was a member and chairman of the Cedartown City Commission. He was honored as Man of the Year in 1969. He very proudly coached a football championship team and basketball championship team in the city midget league in 1976. Schmidt was a deacon in the Baptist Church, serving in Cedartown, Ridge Spring, S.C., New Victoria, and Roswell Street Baptist Churches. A celebration of his life was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009, in the Woodstock First Baptist Church Chapel. A reception was held following the service at Woodstock Funeral Home. Interment was Monday, March 9, 2009, in Georgia National Cemetery. The family requested any Lions of Georgia members and past or present Wellstar Physicians and staff to serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dons honor to Ga. Lions Lighthouse or Ga. Lions Camp for the Blind, P.O. Box 711, Woodstock, Ga. 30188. Woodstock Funeral Home, 8855 Main Street, Woodstock, Ga. 30188, was in charge of arrangements. The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home, Cedartown, made this local announcement for the family. [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Dr. Donald William Schmidt (I42500)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I42500&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: Georgia National Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia, USADonald is verified by the VA and here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71954651Cemetery is closer to Canton than it is to Woodstock, but is located in unincorporated part of Cherokee County, Georgia. Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA