Charles S NorburnBorn in 1890 in Thomasville, North Carolina, he witnessed vast changes in the world before his death at the age of 100. He attended the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia. He joined the Navy and served as a surgeon in WWI on ospital and transport ships. While he was in the Navy, his talent was recognized early. He was selected as one of the first 2 people to take a special course in surgery and was appointed by the U.S. Surgeon General as personal surgeon to President Harding on his Alaska trip. In the 1920s, he moved to Asheville, North Carolina and started a small, private hospital with his brother. When the Norburn Hospital Clinic outgrew its facilities it was moved to the former Normal School property. In 1950 it was donated to the group that formed Memorial Mission. In the ensuing years, his dream of a large hospital there, serving the region, has come to fruition as Memorial Mission Hospital. See www.charlessnorburn.com Read More Read Less