OBITUARIES Story last updated at 1:43 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 1999
R.C. 'Dudley' Hoskins Retired Clinton pharmacist Rolland Carvel "Dudley" Hoskins, 93, of Clinton, died at 1:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Hoskins was a retired pharmacist, businessman and farmer and was a longtime chairman of the Clinton Board of Education.
He was born on March 20, 1905, the son of Delaney Jane Seiber and George Carter Hoskins of the Dutch Valley community of Anderson County. In 1926 he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis and received his pharmacist's license. He owned and operated various drugstores and medical equipment businesses in East Tennessee.Mr. Hoskins' primary stores were Hoskins Drug Store No. 1 on Market Street, Clinton, Hoskins No. 2 on Main Street, Clinton, and Acme Hospital Equipment in Harriman and Loudon.
He served as the first president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He had also been a member of the Clinton Civitan Club since 1930 and had served as its president.
He served on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy from 1963 to 1968 and was a lifetime member of the UT College of Pharmacy Alumni Board of Directors.
In 1984, he was named Pharmacist of the Year.
Mr. Hoskins was co-founder of the Center for Pharmacy Management and Research at the UT College of Pharmacy.
His family said he was the oldest living registered pharmacist in the United States.
He was a member of the Clinton Board of Education from 1959 to 1978 and served as its chairman from 1964 to 1978.
He was a graduate of Clinton High School and according to his family was the last surviving member of the first Clinton High football team.
He served as captain of the football team and also of the basketball team.
Mr. Hoskins had also served as director of the Clinton Housing Authority and was a member of First Baptist Church in Clinton.He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Katherine Jenkins Hoskins; and four daughters, Kathy Rolland Hoskins, Sheree Michelle Herbst and her husband, Keith Herbst, and Mollie Gaye Scarbrough and her husband, Rick Scarbrough, all of Clinton, and Dudley Jane Bostic and her husband, Paul F. "Jenks" Bostic, of Norris.
Mr. Hoskins is also survived by nine grandchildren, Steve Stewart II, Jessica Stewart, Keri Stewart, Jenky Bostic Walker and her husband, Daniel, Mollie M. Bostic, Tucker Borum, Ryan Herbst, Natalie Scarbrough and Rachel Scarbrough; and his sister, Thelma Hoskins Sharp of Clinton.
In addition to his parents, two sisters and a brother, Jessie Denny, Bessie Teno and Erwin Hoskins, died earlier.
The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 10, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service was to be held this morning, Jan. 11, at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton.
Pharmacists who were formerly employed at the Hoskins drugstores were pallbearers, and his grandsons were honorary pallbearers.
R.C. 'Dudley' Hoskins Retired Clinton pharmacist Rolland Carvel "Dudley" Hoskins, 93, of Clinton, died at 1:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Hoskins was a retired pharmacist, businessman and farmer and was a longtime chairman of the Clinton Board of Education.
He was born on March 20, 1905, the son of Delaney Jane Seiber and George Carter Hoskins of the Dutch Valley community of Anderson County. In 1926 he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis and received his pharmacist's license. He owned and operated various drugstores and medical equipment businesses in East Tennessee.Mr. Hoskins' primary stores were Hoskins Drug Store No. 1 on Market Street, Clinton, Hoskins No. 2 on Main Street, Clinton, and Acme Hospital Equipment in Harriman and Loudon.
He served as the first president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He had also been a member of the Clinton Civitan Club since 1930 and had served as its president.
He served on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy from 1963 to 1968 and was a lifetime member of the UT College of Pharmacy Alumni Board of Directors.
In 1984, he was named Pharmacist of the Year.
Mr. Hoskins was co-founder of the Center for Pharmacy Management and Research at the UT College of Pharmacy.
His family said he was the oldest living registered pharmacist in the United States.
He was a member of the Clinton Board of Education from 1959 to 1978 and served as its chairman from 1964 to 1978.
He was a graduate of Clinton High School and according to his family was the last surviving member of the first Clinton High football team.
He served as captain of the football team and also of the basketball team.
Mr. Hoskins had also served as director of the Clinton Housing Authority and was a member of First Baptist Church in Clinton.He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Katherine Jenkins Hoskins; and four daughters, Kathy Rolland Hoskins, Sheree Michelle Herbst and her husband, Keith Herbst, and Mollie Gaye Scarbrough and her husband, Rick Scarbrough, all of Clinton, and Dudley Jane Bostic and her husband, Paul F. "Jenks" Bostic, of Norris.
Mr. Hoskins is also survived by nine grandchildren, Steve Stewart II, Jessica Stewart, Keri Stewart, Jenky Bostic Walker and her husband, Daniel, Mollie M. Bostic, Tucker Borum, Ryan Herbst, Natalie Scarbrough and Rachel Scarbrough; and his sister, Thelma Hoskins Sharp of Clinton.
In addition to his parents, two sisters and a brother, Jessie Denny, Bessie Teno and Erwin Hoskins, died earlier.
The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 10, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service was to be held this morning, Jan. 11, at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton.
Pharmacists who were formerly employed at the Hoskins drugstores were pallbearers, and his grandsons were honorary pallbearers.
OBITUARIES Story last updated at 1:43 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 1999
R.C. 'Dudley' Hoskins Retired Clinton pharmacist Rolland Carvel "Dudley" Hoskins, 93, of Clinton, died at 1:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Hoskins was a retired pharmacist, businessman and farmer and was a longtime chairman of the Clinton Board of Education.
He was born on March 20, 1905, the son of Delaney Jane Seiber and George Carter Hoskins of the Dutch Valley community of Anderson County. In 1926 he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis and received his pharmacist's license. He owned and operated various drugstores and medical equipment businesses in East Tennessee.Mr. Hoskins' primary stores were Hoskins Drug Store No. 1 on Market Street, Clinton, Hoskins No. 2 on Main Street, Clinton, and Acme Hospital Equipment in Harriman and Loudon.
He served as the first president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He had also been a member of the Clinton Civitan Club since 1930 and had served as its president.
He served on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy from 1963 to 1968 and was a lifetime member of the UT College of Pharmacy Alumni Board of Directors.
In 1984, he was named Pharmacist of the Year.
Mr. Hoskins was co-founder of the Center for Pharmacy Management and Research at the UT College of Pharmacy.
His family said he was the oldest living registered pharmacist in the United States.
He was a member of the Clinton Board of Education from 1959 to 1978 and served as its chairman from 1964 to 1978.
He was a graduate of Clinton High School and according to his family was the last surviving member of the first Clinton High football team.
He served as captain of the football team and also of the basketball team.
Mr. Hoskins had also served as director of the Clinton Housing Authority and was a member of First Baptist Church in Clinton.He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Katherine Jenkins Hoskins; and four daughters, Kathy Rolland Hoskins, Sheree Michelle Herbst and her husband, Keith Herbst, and Mollie Gaye Scarbrough and her husband, Rick Scarbrough, all of Clinton, and Dudley Jane Bostic and her husband, Paul F. "Jenks" Bostic, of Norris.
Mr. Hoskins is also survived by nine grandchildren, Steve Stewart II, Jessica Stewart, Keri Stewart, Jenky Bostic Walker and her husband, Daniel, Mollie M. Bostic, Tucker Borum, Ryan Herbst, Natalie Scarbrough and Rachel Scarbrough; and his sister, Thelma Hoskins Sharp of Clinton.
In addition to his parents, two sisters and a brother, Jessie Denny, Bessie Teno and Erwin Hoskins, died earlier.
The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 10, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service was to be held this morning, Jan. 11, at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton.
Pharmacists who were formerly employed at the Hoskins drugstores were pallbearers, and his grandsons were honorary pallbearers.
R.C. 'Dudley' Hoskins Retired Clinton pharmacist Rolland Carvel "Dudley" Hoskins, 93, of Clinton, died at 1:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Hoskins was a retired pharmacist, businessman and farmer and was a longtime chairman of the Clinton Board of Education.
He was born on March 20, 1905, the son of Delaney Jane Seiber and George Carter Hoskins of the Dutch Valley community of Anderson County. In 1926 he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis and received his pharmacist's license. He owned and operated various drugstores and medical equipment businesses in East Tennessee.Mr. Hoskins' primary stores were Hoskins Drug Store No. 1 on Market Street, Clinton, Hoskins No. 2 on Main Street, Clinton, and Acme Hospital Equipment in Harriman and Loudon.
He served as the first president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He had also been a member of the Clinton Civitan Club since 1930 and had served as its president.
He served on the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy from 1963 to 1968 and was a lifetime member of the UT College of Pharmacy Alumni Board of Directors.
In 1984, he was named Pharmacist of the Year.
Mr. Hoskins was co-founder of the Center for Pharmacy Management and Research at the UT College of Pharmacy.
His family said he was the oldest living registered pharmacist in the United States.
He was a member of the Clinton Board of Education from 1959 to 1978 and served as its chairman from 1964 to 1978.
He was a graduate of Clinton High School and according to his family was the last surviving member of the first Clinton High football team.
He served as captain of the football team and also of the basketball team.
Mr. Hoskins had also served as director of the Clinton Housing Authority and was a member of First Baptist Church in Clinton.He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Katherine Jenkins Hoskins; and four daughters, Kathy Rolland Hoskins, Sheree Michelle Herbst and her husband, Keith Herbst, and Mollie Gaye Scarbrough and her husband, Rick Scarbrough, all of Clinton, and Dudley Jane Bostic and her husband, Paul F. "Jenks" Bostic, of Norris.
Mr. Hoskins is also survived by nine grandchildren, Steve Stewart II, Jessica Stewart, Keri Stewart, Jenky Bostic Walker and her husband, Daniel, Mollie M. Bostic, Tucker Borum, Ryan Herbst, Natalie Scarbrough and Rachel Scarbrough; and his sister, Thelma Hoskins Sharp of Clinton.
In addition to his parents, two sisters and a brother, Jessie Denny, Bessie Teno and Erwin Hoskins, died earlier.
The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 10, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service was to be held this morning, Jan. 11, at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton.
Pharmacists who were formerly employed at the Hoskins drugstores were pallbearers, and his grandsons were honorary pallbearers.
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