Dr. Raymond Murray YOW

Male 1924 - 2009  (85 years)


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  • Name Raymond Murray YOW 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 12 Apr 1924  Wake Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Nov 2009  Sarasota, Sarasota Co. FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1930 Federal Census
      Name: Raymond Yow
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1924
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Colonial Heights, Chesterfield, Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: Verron S Yow [Vernon]
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's name: Nell Yow
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Household Members:
      Vernon S Yow 32
      Nell Yow 27
      Raymond Yow 6


      OBITUARY

      From Find A Grave

      Dr. Raymond Yow, 85, of Sarasota, died Nov. 30, 2009.

      Services for Dr. Raymond M. Yow, a retired Salisbury, Md., physician and insurance company executive, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Palms. Dr. Yow, was 85 years old.

      He was the first urological surgeon to establish a practice in Salisbury, opening his office in 1955. Dr. Yow was certified by the American Board of Urology and was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He held membership in numerous professional organizations, holding office in several.

      He was active in several community organizations, serving on the board of trustees of the Peninsula General Hospital, president of the medical staff of that institution, as well as chief of surgery. At one time he was a licensed lay reader at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Salisbury, where he served as a vestryman and senior warden.

      In 1975 Dr. Yow was appointed to the founding board of Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland by then Gov. Marvin Mandel. He served as senior vice president from 1975 until 1983, when he became chairman of the board and chief executive officer, retiring in 1996.

      Born in Raleigh, N.C., he was the son of the late Vernon S. Yow and Nell P. Yow. He attended public schools in Richmond, Va., and West Point, Va. He attended the Virginia Military Institute for two years, leaving to volunteer for the Army during World War II. Subsequently, he attended the University of Chicago. In 1948 he received his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Illinois School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medical officer from 1949 to 1951. Dr. Yow received his urology training at the Richmond Veterans Hospital and opened his office in Salisbury in 1955. Retiring from medical practice in 1987, he assumed a fulltime position as chairman and CEO of Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland in Hunt Valley, retiring in 1996.

      Dr. Yow is survived by his wife, Cathie, and children by a previous marriage: Mrs. Peggy Scott of Waldorf, Md., and her husband, Greg; and daughters Mrs. Miki Fett of Kansas and Mary Scott of New York; a son, Mr. Norman S. Yow, and his wife, Leila, of Fairfax, Va., and two children, Jenna and Ryan; a daughter, Dr. Patricia Ann Yow, died in 1997; and a niece, Mrs. Leslie Mill-Santos of Randolph, N.J.
      In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
    Person ID I28018  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2014 

    Father Vernon Spencer YOW,   b. 15 Nov 1898, Guilford Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1984, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Nell Pennell,   b. 13 Nov 1901, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1998  (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F12089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Peggy YOW
     2. Miki YOW
     3. Mary YOW
     4. Norman S. YOW
     5. Dr. Patricia Ann YOW
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2014 
    Family ID F12090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart