Thomas S. Sappington, Sr., Md

Thomas Stone Sappington Sr., MD, 96 of Randolph, NH passed away on Friday evening Feb. 1, 2013 at his home. He was born in Washington, D.C. on July 19, 1916 the son of Ernest F. and Myrtle H. (Stone) Sappington and practiced in the Washington, D.C. area for many years. During the Korean War Dr. Sappington went to Korea to inspect MASH units. He taught at George Washington Medical School and also had a private practice in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. He was the first doctor to administer penicillin in this country as an intravenous shot at Yale University, where he did his graduate work. A documentary was done on this and a plaque was placed at the Smithsonian Institute recording it. He was raised in the Episcopal Faith and had attended All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. Sappington retired to Randolph, NH in 1984 and then became a member of the Gorham Rotary Club (now the Berlin-Gorham Rotary Club). He served for several years in the 1980s on the Governors Council for Aging, as well as for Meals on Wheels in Berlin. He had attended and supported the Gorham Congregational Church, UCC for many years. Members of the family include his two sons John F. Sappington and his wife Mary Karr of St. Louis, Missouri and Tim Sappington and his wife Martha Brock Sappington of Randolph, NH; a granddaughter Anne Karr Sappington of St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Sappington was predeceased by his wife Gretchen (Geiser) Sappington on Dec. 17, 1996. SERVICES: Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon Feb. 7, 2013 at 4 PM at the Gorham Congregational Church, UCC, Gorham, NH. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade St., Gorham, NH on Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM. Spring burial will be in the Randolph Cemetery.