Background
Tommey, Charles Eldon was born on January 13, 1922 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Robert and America Anna (Compton) Tommey.
Tommey, Charles Eldon was born on January 13, 1922 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Robert and America Anna (Compton) Tommey.
Student, Henderson State Teachers College, 1942. Business Service Management, University Arkansas School Medicine, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, University Arkansas School Medicine, 1945.
Intern, City Hospital, Columbus, Georgia, 1945-1946; surgical resident, Baptist Hospital, Little Rock, 1948-1949; surgical resident, Veterans Administration Hospital., Cleveland, 1950-1954; private practice surgery, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1954-1995; retired, 1995. Assistant clinical instructor surgery U. Arkansas College Medicine.
Captain United States Army Medical Corps, 1943-1945, 46-48. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Married Clara Blair Newman, August 28, 1948. Children: Robert, Jean, Phillip, Dale, Scott.