Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, July 23, 1984, Monday, p. 6-A:
SHREVEPORT – Funeral services for Dr. Douglas Ledbetter Kerlin, 88, of Shreveport, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. J. Frederick Patten of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where Dr. Kerlin was a member. Burial will be in Centuries Memorial Park.
A retired, prominent psychiatrist and resident of Shreveport for 62 years, Dr. Kerlin died Sunday, July 22, 1984, at Willis-Knighton Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 19, 1895 in Summerfield, La., attended Homer High School in Homer, La., and attended college and medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Kerlin was Chief of Psychiatric service at Willis-Knighton Hospital and the old Charity Hospital. He also worked in the psychiatric department of Schumbert Memorial Hospital, was associated with the planning of Humana Brentwood Hospital, and founded the Shreveport Society for Mental Health.
Dr. Kerlin was a member of the American Medical Association, National Mental Health Association, Southern Medical Association, Southern Psychiatric Association, National Rehabilitation Association, Louisiana State Medical Society, Shreveport Medical Society, Fourth District Medical Society, New Orleans Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Psychiatric Association. He served on the board of directors of the Shreveport Child Guidance Center and was psychiatric consultant for the for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Crippled Children's Society. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Shreveport Country Club.
During World War I, Dr. Kerlin was in training at Camp Martin in New Orleans. In World War II, he volunteered and served on the staff of examiners of inductees of the U.S. Military Induction Center for the duration of the war. He twice received citations from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman.
He is survived by his wife, Edna McElhiney of Shreveport; one brother, M. L. Kerlin of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Christine Hill of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Janet Roberson; two grandsons, Douglas and Dennis Roberson; one granddaughter, Christi Roberson – all of Fort Worth, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Dr. N. J. Bender, Mr. Douglas Roberson, Mr. George Nelson, Mr. Jack Elgin, Dr. Dudley Talbot and Dr. William McBride.
SHREVEPORT – Funeral services for Dr. Douglas Ledbetter Kerlin, 88, of Shreveport, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. J. Frederick Patten of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where Dr. Kerlin was a member. Burial will be in Centuries Memorial Park.
A retired, prominent psychiatrist and resident of Shreveport for 62 years, Dr. Kerlin died Sunday, July 22, 1984, at Willis-Knighton Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 19, 1895 in Summerfield, La., attended Homer High School in Homer, La., and attended college and medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Kerlin was Chief of Psychiatric service at Willis-Knighton Hospital and the old Charity Hospital. He also worked in the psychiatric department of Schumbert Memorial Hospital, was associated with the planning of Humana Brentwood Hospital, and founded the Shreveport Society for Mental Health.
Dr. Kerlin was a member of the American Medical Association, National Mental Health Association, Southern Medical Association, Southern Psychiatric Association, National Rehabilitation Association, Louisiana State Medical Society, Shreveport Medical Society, Fourth District Medical Society, New Orleans Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Psychiatric Association. He served on the board of directors of the Shreveport Child Guidance Center and was psychiatric consultant for the for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Crippled Children's Society. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Shreveport Country Club.
During World War I, Dr. Kerlin was in training at Camp Martin in New Orleans. In World War II, he volunteered and served on the staff of examiners of inductees of the U.S. Military Induction Center for the duration of the war. He twice received citations from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman.
He is survived by his wife, Edna McElhiney of Shreveport; one brother, M. L. Kerlin of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Christine Hill of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Janet Roberson; two grandsons, Douglas and Dennis Roberson; one granddaughter, Christi Roberson – all of Fort Worth, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Dr. N. J. Bender, Mr. Douglas Roberson, Mr. George Nelson, Mr. Jack Elgin, Dr. Dudley Talbot and Dr. William McBride.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, July 23, 1984, Monday, p. 6-A:
SHREVEPORT – Funeral services for Dr. Douglas Ledbetter Kerlin, 88, of Shreveport, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. J. Frederick Patten of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where Dr. Kerlin was a member. Burial will be in Centuries Memorial Park.
A retired, prominent psychiatrist and resident of Shreveport for 62 years, Dr. Kerlin died Sunday, July 22, 1984, at Willis-Knighton Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 19, 1895 in Summerfield, La., attended Homer High School in Homer, La., and attended college and medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Kerlin was Chief of Psychiatric service at Willis-Knighton Hospital and the old Charity Hospital. He also worked in the psychiatric department of Schumbert Memorial Hospital, was associated with the planning of Humana Brentwood Hospital, and founded the Shreveport Society for Mental Health.
Dr. Kerlin was a member of the American Medical Association, National Mental Health Association, Southern Medical Association, Southern Psychiatric Association, National Rehabilitation Association, Louisiana State Medical Society, Shreveport Medical Society, Fourth District Medical Society, New Orleans Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Psychiatric Association. He served on the board of directors of the Shreveport Child Guidance Center and was psychiatric consultant for the for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Crippled Children's Society. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Shreveport Country Club.
During World War I, Dr. Kerlin was in training at Camp Martin in New Orleans. In World War II, he volunteered and served on the staff of examiners of inductees of the U.S. Military Induction Center for the duration of the war. He twice received citations from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman.
He is survived by his wife, Edna McElhiney of Shreveport; one brother, M. L. Kerlin of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Christine Hill of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Janet Roberson; two grandsons, Douglas and Dennis Roberson; one granddaughter, Christi Roberson – all of Fort Worth, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Dr. N. J. Bender, Mr. Douglas Roberson, Mr. George Nelson, Mr. Jack Elgin, Dr. Dudley Talbot and Dr. William McBride.
SHREVEPORT – Funeral services for Dr. Douglas Ledbetter Kerlin, 88, of Shreveport, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. J. Frederick Patten of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where Dr. Kerlin was a member. Burial will be in Centuries Memorial Park.
A retired, prominent psychiatrist and resident of Shreveport for 62 years, Dr. Kerlin died Sunday, July 22, 1984, at Willis-Knighton Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 19, 1895 in Summerfield, La., attended Homer High School in Homer, La., and attended college and medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Kerlin was Chief of Psychiatric service at Willis-Knighton Hospital and the old Charity Hospital. He also worked in the psychiatric department of Schumbert Memorial Hospital, was associated with the planning of Humana Brentwood Hospital, and founded the Shreveport Society for Mental Health.
Dr. Kerlin was a member of the American Medical Association, National Mental Health Association, Southern Medical Association, Southern Psychiatric Association, National Rehabilitation Association, Louisiana State Medical Society, Shreveport Medical Society, Fourth District Medical Society, New Orleans Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Psychiatric Association. He served on the board of directors of the Shreveport Child Guidance Center and was psychiatric consultant for the for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Crippled Children's Society. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Shreveport Country Club.
During World War I, Dr. Kerlin was in training at Camp Martin in New Orleans. In World War II, he volunteered and served on the staff of examiners of inductees of the U.S. Military Induction Center for the duration of the war. He twice received citations from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman.
He is survived by his wife, Edna McElhiney of Shreveport; one brother, M. L. Kerlin of Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Christine Hill of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Janet Roberson; two grandsons, Douglas and Dennis Roberson; one granddaughter, Christi Roberson – all of Fort Worth, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Dr. N. J. Bender, Mr. Douglas Roberson, Mr. George Nelson, Mr. Jack Elgin, Dr. Dudley Talbot and Dr. William McBride.
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