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- The Emporia Gazette, 15 Dec 1918, Monday
DR. CLYDE CULTER DEAD
Dr. Robert Clyde Culter, of the Christian Church Hospital in Kansas City, died this morning at 2:30, of double pneumonia following influenza. Two weeks ago Doctor Culter filled the vacancy of the physician at Lee's Summit and he gave all his strength and energy to alleviate the sufferings of the influenza patients there. A week ago today Doctor Culter was taken sick with influenza, and in a conversation over the phone to Emporia friends, said he was "all right." Pneumonia developed Wednesday night and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Culter, were called to Kansas City Thursday. Dr. Culter rallied somewhat and Mr. Culter returned home. Miss Ruth Jeremy went to Kansas City Friday and Mrs. Culter was again called on Saturday.
Doctor Culter was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Culter. He was born December 12, 1893, in Norton, Kan. Eleven years ago the Culter family moved to Emporia and Mr. Culter has been at the head of the Rural School department, of the Normal, since that time. Doctor Culter was graduated from the Emporia High School in 1911. He entered into athletics while in high school and the two years that he attended the Normal he was center on the football team. From the Normal he went to the University of Kansas to take up the study of medicine, and received his M. D. last spring.
Doctor Culter had tried three times to enlist in the United States Navy, and each time he was refused entrance because of physical disabilities. Last spring he underwent an operation in order to pass the examination, and was again refused, but he was kept on the medical reserve of the navy. After receiving his M. D. Doctor Culter practiced at the General Hospital in Kansas City, where he had worked while going to school. In September he went to the Christian Church Hospital as assistant surgeon to Doctor Jackson, who is in charge. Doctor Culter was a member of the Baptist Church and belonged to the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity of the normal and the Phi Beta Pi at the Kansas University.
He was a young man of much ability and of strong Christian character, and was universally loved and admired. He was thoroughly unselfish, always putting the comfort and happiness of other before that of himself. He was making good rapidly in his profession, for which he seemed especially fitted. He was to have been married during the holidays to Miss Ruth Jeremy, of Emporia. To Miss Jeremy, and to his parents and brothers, the town extends its sincerest sympathy.
Doctor Culter leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Culter, and four brothers: Carl Judson Culter, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; P. A. Culter and Raymond Culter, of Emporia, and Harold Culter, of the Great Lakes Training Station.
Funeral arrangements have not been made, pending the arrival of relatives.
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