Van Robinson Burnham

Background

Burnham,, Van Robinson was born on February 20, 1920 in Marks, Mississippi, United States. Son of Van Robinson Burnham and Nettie Lee Robinson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Mississippi, Oxford, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1943.

Career

Intern Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1944, resident in pathology, 1945. General practice medicine Vaiden, Mississippi, 1947—1948. Family practice medicine Clarksdale, 1948—2005.

Chief of staff Coahoma County Hospital, 1970-1975. Staff Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, 1980—2005. Retired, 2005

Director Valley Bank, Greenwood, Mississippi, since 1997.

Politics

Some people think that involvement in political life is something Christians should avoid. But God is present everywhere, including political institutions.

Views

Spiritual support, encouragement and challenge should be major strengths of a Christian community.

Membership

President North Delta Museum, 1985-2005, Friars Point, Mississippi. Trustee Mississippi Department Archives and History, Jackson, 1988-2005. Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy, 1946-1947, lieutenant Commander, 1953-1955.

Fellow American Association Family Physicians. Member Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 1995), Mensa, Intertel.

Interests

• Genealogy, archaeology, history, painting.

Connections

Married Barbara Jeanne Braswell, July 28, 1948. Children: Barbara Jeanne, Van Robinson III, Robert Conner.

Father:

Van Robinson Burnham

Mother:

Nettie Lee Robinson

Spouse:

Barbara Jeanne Braswell

child:

Robert Conner Burnham,

child:

Barbara Jeanne Burnham,

child:

Van Robinson III Burnham,