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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Jack Erwyn Dunlap
Jack Erwyn
Dunlap
Jul 18, 1928 — Feb 4, 2017
Jack Erwyn Dunlap's Obituary
Jack Erwyn Dunlap, 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. He was born July 18, 1928 in Sweetwater, TN to the late Benjamin Taylor Dunlap and Annie Brakebill Dunlap.
He graduated high school from Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater and completed his pre-medical studies at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. At the age of 23, he graduated from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis. In 1952 he completed a medical internship at the Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, TX. In 1953 he started a surgical residency in Memphis and in 1954 spent the year as a resident physician in Pathology. He then went on to become a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps and was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, TX and Harmon Airforce Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After completing his military obligation in 1957, he entered Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Emory in Atlanta, GA and completed his training with a year of Pediatric Orthopaedic study at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY.
In 1960, he moved to Lumberton and joined the Lumberton Surgical Group as the first orthopaedic surgeon in the county and subsequently opened his own private practice in Orthopaedics. In 1964 he was awarded Board Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery. During his 36 years of serving the community, he was inducted into The American College of Surgeons, The North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Eastern Orthopaedic Association, and The Southern Orthopaedic Association. In 1967 he served as the Chief of Surgery at Southeastern Regional Medical Center and in 1978 served as its Medical Staff President. He retired after a fulfilling career of serving the people of Robeson County. He will be remembered as a devoted surgeon; but, most importantly, he loved his family, friends, and the city of Lumberton and its people.
He loved to fish, golf and play tennis. He was an avid fan of anything from Tennessee especially his beloved Volunteers and Tennessee's famous sour mash distillate.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife Ann Clark Dunlap of the home; his children: Ben Dunlap of Charlotte, Terri Dunlap Lensch and husband David of Wilmington, and Tammie Dunlap Grant and husband Terry of Mill Valley, CA; his brother, Dr. George Edward Dunlap and wife Mary Anne of Shelbyville, TN; and his grandchildren: Rachel Lensch, Julia Lensch, Laird Grant, Elliott Grant, Kate Dunlap, and Zoë Dunlap.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton with Rev. David Ruth and Rev. Eva Ruth officiating.
Following, the service, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Weekday School Fund or to First Presbyterian Church Operation Fund, PO Box 1061, Lumberton, NC 28359.
He graduated high school from Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater and completed his pre-medical studies at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. At the age of 23, he graduated from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis. In 1952 he completed a medical internship at the Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, TX. In 1953 he started a surgical residency in Memphis and in 1954 spent the year as a resident physician in Pathology. He then went on to become a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps and was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, TX and Harmon Airforce Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After completing his military obligation in 1957, he entered Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Emory in Atlanta, GA and completed his training with a year of Pediatric Orthopaedic study at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY.
In 1960, he moved to Lumberton and joined the Lumberton Surgical Group as the first orthopaedic surgeon in the county and subsequently opened his own private practice in Orthopaedics. In 1964 he was awarded Board Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery. During his 36 years of serving the community, he was inducted into The American College of Surgeons, The North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Eastern Orthopaedic Association, and The Southern Orthopaedic Association. In 1967 he served as the Chief of Surgery at Southeastern Regional Medical Center and in 1978 served as its Medical Staff President. He retired after a fulfilling career of serving the people of Robeson County. He will be remembered as a devoted surgeon; but, most importantly, he loved his family, friends, and the city of Lumberton and its people.
He loved to fish, golf and play tennis. He was an avid fan of anything from Tennessee especially his beloved Volunteers and Tennessee's famous sour mash distillate.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife Ann Clark Dunlap of the home; his children: Ben Dunlap of Charlotte, Terri Dunlap Lensch and husband David of Wilmington, and Tammie Dunlap Grant and husband Terry of Mill Valley, CA; his brother, Dr. George Edward Dunlap and wife Mary Anne of Shelbyville, TN; and his grandchildren: Rachel Lensch, Julia Lensch, Laird Grant, Elliott Grant, Kate Dunlap, and Zoë Dunlap.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton with Rev. David Ruth and Rev. Eva Ruth officiating.
Following, the service, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Weekday School Fund or to First Presbyterian Church Operation Fund, PO Box 1061, Lumberton, NC 28359.
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