Courtney David Egerton
June 8, 1923 ~ June 19, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Courtney David Egerton, M.D., 86, died Friday, June 19, 2009 in the skilled nursing section of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville.
He was born June 8, 1923 in Rocky Mount, NC to Courtney and Mary Bradley Egerton. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Robert Bradley Egerton.
The family moved to Raleigh where he graduated from Broughton High School in 1941. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He attended UNC and the University of Louisville for his M.D. and then served in the US Navy in Japan during the Korean War and at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
After completing an internship and residency in Philadelphia, PA, he returned to Raleigh in 1954 to practice obstetrics and gynecology with Dr. Robert Ruark. He remained with the Ruark Clinic for 34 years, retiring in 1988. He was beloved and respected by his medical colleagues, staff members, and patients throughout his career.
Dr. Egerton was an active member of the North Carolina and Wake County Medical Societies; the NC OB/GYN Society, of which he was the President; the South Atlantic OB/GYN Society as well as other medical organizations. He was chief of staff at Wake Medical Center. In addition, he served on the adjunct faculty at UNC Medical School for a number of years.
Dr. Egerton was a seasonal resident of Beech Mountain (1969-1980) and Blowing Rock, NC (1980-1999) and was an avid golfer and snow skier. He moved to Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville in 2000.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy Upshaw Egerton; two daughters, Barbara Tillery and her husband, Tim, of Laurel, MS and Alice Miller of Cumming, GA; one son, Stuart Egerton and his wife, Karen, of Wilmington, NC and three granddaughters, Laura Brady of Atlanta, GA, Carrie Egerton of London, UK and Charlotte Egerton of Wilmington, NC.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, June 22, 2009 in St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield.
The family will receive friends in the church atrium after the service.
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Research, Attn: Honor/Memorial Gifts, c/o American Health Assistance Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 or to the Deerfield Residency Fund, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
Dear Nancy,
We are thinking about you and your family during this time. Courtney was such a fine man and you have been such a wonderful wife to him. God Bless You.
Love, C.A and Mildred
Courtney and I connected with each other. We were buddies from the start. We always had some kind of magical way of communicating, and for that I will always be thankful.
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they have also Loved’
I am honored to have known ‘Doc’.
Russ
I met Dr. Edgerton when I was 19 and expecting my first child when Dr. Ruark was my Obstetrician in 1955. He was a kind and serious man. He and Dr. Ruark were both well-known and respected in the Raleigh area. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in your time of loss.
Nancy, know that I am thinking about you at this time.
MRS. EGERTON;
MY LOVE & SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY, DR. EGERTON REALLY PUT THE SUNSHINE IN MY DAY WHEN I WORKED AT DEERFIELD.
GOD PLACE SPECIAL PEOLE LIKE YOU, AND DR. EGERTON IN LIFE’S PATHWAY.
IT WAS A PLEASURE, AND JOY TO HAVE KNOWN, AND HAD THE OPPROTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.
ALL MY PRAYERS & LOVE
MARY CARROLL
Dr. Egerton was a wonderful, caring and compassionate doctor. I feel both honored and privileged to have been his patient. He was also my mother’s doctor and he delivered me in November, 1956. I loved being his patient because I knew he was going to take good care because he had known me from ‘day one’.
When I moved to Virginia, it was a challenge to find another doctor of his character and caliber and so I continued to come back to Raleigh for my regular appointments for many years. After I got married and started my own family, I finally had to find another doctor. But right from the start, I let him know that he had some really big shoes to fill.
May God bless each of you and provide comfort to you in the coming days.
Dear Nancy, I was so sad to read about the loss of your dear, sweet Courtney. I had 10 wonderful years of having the privilege of working with him and shall cherish those years. We spent many hours together in L&D at Rex, as well as in the office, and he was always a sweet and gentile man. Always a gentleman, and I have many fond memories of him and you.
Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Please express my sympathy to Stewart, Alice and Barbara.
Love to you,Louise
Nancy, We have just read in the Raleigh paper about Courtney’s death and wanted you to know we send you all our love.
Susan & OC Pennington
Nancy –
Our sincere condolences. We were unable to attend Courtney’s memorial service.
Jim & Nancy Lesko
So many memories: Sitting in his chair in the den on York reading the newspaper. On the way to his next round of golf. Riding in the car to Beech Mt. Being told to quiet down when I spent the night with Ace! I’ll treasure them all. Thinking of all of you at this time. Take care, Kathy
To The Egerton Family,
Dr. Egerton was my doctor for many years. He was there when I delivered my first child and then was my surgeon when I needed him. Gentle, caring and professional are a few words that describe such a wonderful doctor. I thank God he was there for me until he retired. My thoughts and prayers will be with you all during this time.
Dear Nancy,
Ward and I were sad to read of Courtney’s death. He was a fine gentleman and doctor – one I was always happy to see.
We send our love to you and your family.
Ward and Charlotte Purrington
As my grandmother used to say, ‘Nancy, you should get down on your knees every day and thank God for Courtney Egerton’.
I have so many fine memories of Doc- making sand ladies at the beach, doling out peanuts, blessings at holiday dinners- but I most remember his caring and compassion.
We all miss him.
Judy
We thought so much of you all and are thankful for our wonderful memories.
Dear Nancy
We sorrow with you at Courtney’s passing, having vivid memories of so
many happy times together. He was one
of the kindest, courtliest and thoughtful men we knew, and extra
blessed by his Kappa wife. Polly&Denny