Douglas Harman Dr. Crockett

Dr. Douglas Harman Crockett former Johnson City Eye Hospital Ophthalmologist died on Monday, December 31, 2012 following complications from a stroke. Dr. Crockett was born to Robert V. Crockett and Eva Harman Crockett of Bluefield, Virginia on January 13, 1924. He received a B.S. Degree from Bluefield College and a B.A. Degree from the University of Virginia in 1944 and he received his M.D. Degree from the University of Virginia in 1948. He interned in the United States Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and spent five years training in Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat in New Orleans, Louisiana at the USPH Hospital and Tulane University. He was head of the Eye Ear Nose and Throat Department in the USPHS Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia from 1955 to 1960. He joined the Johnson City Eye Hospital (formerly known as McKee-Wilson Eye Hospital) in 1960 and retired in 1987. Dr. Crockett was a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the Society of Eye Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He was also a member of the American Medical Association and the Tennessee Medical Association and the Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Washington, Carter and Unicoi County Medical Societies. He and his family joined Central Baptist Church of Johnson City in 1960 where he taught Sunday School, served on the Deacon Board, and was a member of the Pierce Carson Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Hurstleigh Club, the Johnson City Country Club, Grandfather Golf and Country Club, the SAE Fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity, and the Lunch Bunch which meets at the Johnson City Country Club. He was predeceased in death by his beloved Mary Catherine in June of 2005 and his son-in-law Benjamin S. Scharfstein. His survivors include his daughter Caroline Scharfstein, her two sons Philip Scharfstein and his wife Rena and their two children Lauren and Philip and Dr. Benjamin Scharfstein, his wife Lindi and their two children Benjamin and Grayson. He is also survived by his daughter Catherine Crockett Solomon and her husband Lafe Solomon of Bethesda, Maryland and their two children Catherine and William. The family will receive friends Thursday January 3, 2013 from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. in the atrium of Central Baptist Church and the funeral service will be conducted Thursday January 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Central Baptist Church. Dr. Ron Murray will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church, 300 North Roan Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, the Appalachian Mountain Project Access, 401 Elm Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601 or Second Harvest Food Bank, 127 Dillon Court, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601.