Funeral services for Dr. Vernon Mattox will be held Tuesday, December 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Michael Wuehler of Christ United Methodist Church will offi ciate. Burial, at a later date, will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Springfi eld, Missouri. Dr. Mattox, 94, of Rochester, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Shalom Estates in Rochester.
Dr. Vernon Ross Mattox, head of the Section of Biochemistry of the Mayo Clinic, and professor of physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota, Rochester, was born in Union Hall, Virginia on October 19, 1914, the son of Lena E. Ross Mattox and Ben Marian Mattox.
He attended preparatory school at Glade Hill, Virginia, and then enrolled in Lynchburg College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1935. His education continued at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, from which he obtained the degree of Master of Science in 1939. Subsequently, he entered the University of Virginia, which granted him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1941.
Dr. Mattox came to Rochester on April 1, 1943, as a research assistant in biochemistry in the laboratory of Dr. Edward C. Kendall in the Mayo Clinic. At that time, a vigorous effort was being made to synthesize the hormones of the adrenal cortex. Dr. Mattox became interested in steroid hormones and pursued this area of biochemistry throughout his career, and would contribute extensively to the literature of that field. He married Mary Edith Hughes of Rochester on June 5, 1943. He was appointed to the staff of the Mayo Clinic as a member of the Section of Biochemistry in 1947, and became head of the Section of Biochemistry on October 1, 1964.
Dr. Mattox became an instructor in physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, in 1946, and was advanced to assistant professor in 1951, to associate professor in 1957, and to professor in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry from 1964 to 1971. He was appointed Hill Family Foundation Professor of Biochemistry in the Mayo Medical School in 1973.
Dr. Mattox served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism from 1958 to 1967, and was a member of the Mental Health Medical Policy Commission for the State of Minnesota from 1962 to 1967. Other memberships included the American Society of Biological Chemists, Inc., the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Alumni Association of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity.
His research interests included the metabolism of cortisone, aldosterone and related hormones, the measurement of steroid hormones and metabolites, and the development of procedures for correlating chromatographic data.
He considered the isolation of aldosterone from adrenal glands and the synthesis of several intermediates on the pathway to the preparation of cortisone to be his most signifi cant accomplishments during his years at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Mattox is survived by a sister, Lorraine Bennett, in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edith Mattox.
Friends may call Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, and the visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Dr. Vernon Ross Mattox, head of the Section of Biochemistry of the Mayo Clinic, and professor of physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota, Rochester, was born in Union Hall, Virginia on October 19, 1914, the son of Lena E. Ross Mattox and Ben Marian Mattox.
He attended preparatory school at Glade Hill, Virginia, and then enrolled in Lynchburg College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1935. His education continued at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, from which he obtained the degree of Master of Science in 1939. Subsequently, he entered the University of Virginia, which granted him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1941.
Dr. Mattox came to Rochester on April 1, 1943, as a research assistant in biochemistry in the laboratory of Dr. Edward C. Kendall in the Mayo Clinic. At that time, a vigorous effort was being made to synthesize the hormones of the adrenal cortex. Dr. Mattox became interested in steroid hormones and pursued this area of biochemistry throughout his career, and would contribute extensively to the literature of that field. He married Mary Edith Hughes of Rochester on June 5, 1943. He was appointed to the staff of the Mayo Clinic as a member of the Section of Biochemistry in 1947, and became head of the Section of Biochemistry on October 1, 1964.
Dr. Mattox became an instructor in physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, in 1946, and was advanced to assistant professor in 1951, to associate professor in 1957, and to professor in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry from 1964 to 1971. He was appointed Hill Family Foundation Professor of Biochemistry in the Mayo Medical School in 1973.
Dr. Mattox served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism from 1958 to 1967, and was a member of the Mental Health Medical Policy Commission for the State of Minnesota from 1962 to 1967. Other memberships included the American Society of Biological Chemists, Inc., the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Alumni Association of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity.
His research interests included the metabolism of cortisone, aldosterone and related hormones, the measurement of steroid hormones and metabolites, and the development of procedures for correlating chromatographic data.
He considered the isolation of aldosterone from adrenal glands and the synthesis of several intermediates on the pathway to the preparation of cortisone to be his most signifi cant accomplishments during his years at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Mattox is survived by a sister, Lorraine Bennett, in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edith Mattox.
Friends may call Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, and the visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Funeral services for Dr. Vernon Mattox will be held Tuesday, December 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Michael Wuehler of Christ United Methodist Church will offi ciate. Burial, at a later date, will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Springfi eld, Missouri. Dr. Mattox, 94, of Rochester, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Shalom Estates in Rochester.
Dr. Vernon Ross Mattox, head of the Section of Biochemistry of the Mayo Clinic, and professor of physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota, Rochester, was born in Union Hall, Virginia on October 19, 1914, the son of Lena E. Ross Mattox and Ben Marian Mattox.
He attended preparatory school at Glade Hill, Virginia, and then enrolled in Lynchburg College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1935. His education continued at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, from which he obtained the degree of Master of Science in 1939. Subsequently, he entered the University of Virginia, which granted him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1941.
Dr. Mattox came to Rochester on April 1, 1943, as a research assistant in biochemistry in the laboratory of Dr. Edward C. Kendall in the Mayo Clinic. At that time, a vigorous effort was being made to synthesize the hormones of the adrenal cortex. Dr. Mattox became interested in steroid hormones and pursued this area of biochemistry throughout his career, and would contribute extensively to the literature of that field. He married Mary Edith Hughes of Rochester on June 5, 1943. He was appointed to the staff of the Mayo Clinic as a member of the Section of Biochemistry in 1947, and became head of the Section of Biochemistry on October 1, 1964.
Dr. Mattox became an instructor in physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, in 1946, and was advanced to assistant professor in 1951, to associate professor in 1957, and to professor in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry from 1964 to 1971. He was appointed Hill Family Foundation Professor of Biochemistry in the Mayo Medical School in 1973.
Dr. Mattox served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism from 1958 to 1967, and was a member of the Mental Health Medical Policy Commission for the State of Minnesota from 1962 to 1967. Other memberships included the American Society of Biological Chemists, Inc., the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Alumni Association of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity.
His research interests included the metabolism of cortisone, aldosterone and related hormones, the measurement of steroid hormones and metabolites, and the development of procedures for correlating chromatographic data.
He considered the isolation of aldosterone from adrenal glands and the synthesis of several intermediates on the pathway to the preparation of cortisone to be his most signifi cant accomplishments during his years at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Mattox is survived by a sister, Lorraine Bennett, in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edith Mattox.
Friends may call Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, and the visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Dr. Vernon Ross Mattox, head of the Section of Biochemistry of the Mayo Clinic, and professor of physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota, Rochester, was born in Union Hall, Virginia on October 19, 1914, the son of Lena E. Ross Mattox and Ben Marian Mattox.
He attended preparatory school at Glade Hill, Virginia, and then enrolled in Lynchburg College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1935. His education continued at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, from which he obtained the degree of Master of Science in 1939. Subsequently, he entered the University of Virginia, which granted him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1941.
Dr. Mattox came to Rochester on April 1, 1943, as a research assistant in biochemistry in the laboratory of Dr. Edward C. Kendall in the Mayo Clinic. At that time, a vigorous effort was being made to synthesize the hormones of the adrenal cortex. Dr. Mattox became interested in steroid hormones and pursued this area of biochemistry throughout his career, and would contribute extensively to the literature of that field. He married Mary Edith Hughes of Rochester on June 5, 1943. He was appointed to the staff of the Mayo Clinic as a member of the Section of Biochemistry in 1947, and became head of the Section of Biochemistry on October 1, 1964.
Dr. Mattox became an instructor in physiological chemistry in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, in 1946, and was advanced to assistant professor in 1951, to associate professor in 1957, and to professor in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry from 1964 to 1971. He was appointed Hill Family Foundation Professor of Biochemistry in the Mayo Medical School in 1973.
Dr. Mattox served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism from 1958 to 1967, and was a member of the Mental Health Medical Policy Commission for the State of Minnesota from 1962 to 1967. Other memberships included the American Society of Biological Chemists, Inc., the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Alumni Association of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity.
His research interests included the metabolism of cortisone, aldosterone and related hormones, the measurement of steroid hormones and metabolites, and the development of procedures for correlating chromatographic data.
He considered the isolation of aldosterone from adrenal glands and the synthesis of several intermediates on the pathway to the preparation of cortisone to be his most signifi cant accomplishments during his years at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Mattox is survived by a sister, Lorraine Bennett, in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edith Mattox.
Friends may call Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, and the visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
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