DR. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR RUSSELL
Feb. 15, 1942-Oct. 16, 2014
Dr. Douglas MacArthur Russell, 72, Morehead City, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Oct. 16.
He was born Feb. 15, 1942, in Dover, N.C., to Lucille Fordham and Lawrence McCabe Russell.
Doug attended early schooling in Dover, and graduated from Grainger High School in Kinston. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1967, where he was a member of the Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society.
He completed an internship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., and continued surgical training at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Surgical residency was completed at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem.
He married Mary Carolyn Barnes of Winterville June 19, 1967. They enjoyed a 47-year loving marriage filled with thought-provoking discussions about global events and politics.
He served a two-year tour of duty with the United States Air Force, during which he served as chief of professional services at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Hospital.
Dr. Russell began his practice as a board-certified surgeon in Goldsboro with Dr. Ralph Bland.
He later affiliated with Eastern Carolina Surgical Associates, during which time he served as president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of Wayne Memorial Hospital medical staff and chairman of the department of surgery 1981 and 1982.
Dr. Russell also served as a member of the bylaws committee, cancer committee, ethics committee and institutional review board.
Dr. Russell was known for his dedication to his patients and his gratitude for the nurses and support personnel at the hospital.
In his free time, he enjoyed spending time with his friends at Bill Moore's Pool Hall.
After his retirement in September 2007, he moved to Morehead City with Carolyn, where he pursued his love of sailing his Flying Scot, supervised the famous July 4th Slip-N-Slide and watched the birds and boats from his deck on Bogue Sound.
He was also a charter member of Sound Drive Yacht and Drinking Club.
Dr. Russell was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Hilda Russell Ricks.
He is survived by his wife and three children, Susannah Russell Washburn and husband, Jess, of Greensboro, Douglas McCabe Russell and wife, Nicole, of Raleigh and Meredith Russell Anglin and husband, Trey, of Charlotte.
He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Lillian Fordham Washburn, Jesse Heywood Washburn III, Emma McCabe Anglin and Richard Edward Anglin IV.
His surviving siblings are Frances Russell Salt of LaGrange, Leonard Maxwell Russell of Greensboro, Ruth Russell Prunski of Durham, Gene Austen Russell of Nashville, Tenn., and Curtis Ray Russell of Jacksonville.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Morehead City, where he was a member. The Rev. Joseph Franklin will officiate.
Following the service, there will be a reception at the family's home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB No. 7295, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27599; Carteret General Hospital Foundation Hospice Fund, P.O. Drawer 1619, Morehead City, N.C., 28557; or First United Methodist Church, 900 Arendell St., Morehead City, N.C., 28557.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City.
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Published in Obituaries on October 22, 2014 1:54 PM