Joseph Stokes Obituary

Joseph "Jack" Jackson Stokes ATLANTA, GA - Joseph "Jack" Jackson Stokes, MD, age 92, died Monday at his Atlanta home. Dr. Stokes was born in Charleston, SC, where he graduated from the College of Charleston and the Medical College of South Carolina. During World War II, he served in the Third Army Medical Corps in England and France. He opened his ophthalmology practice in Atlanta in 1952 and made significant contributions to the study of eye pathology. As an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Stokes was a Principal Contributor to the second edition of the Ophthalmic Pathology atlas and textbook. He also taught at Grady Hospital and was instrumental in expanding the ophthalmic pathology lab. He was the author of several research articles on diseases of the eye. Dr. Stokes was an avid gardener and after retiring from medical practice in 1989, he added genealogy to his pursuits. He and his wife, Andrea Federico Stokes, devoted several years to researching and writing Henry Stokes of Colleton County, South Carolina, His Ancestry and Descendants. Jack Stokes was the son of Julius Marion Stokes and Lula Rebecca Hunter Stokes. He was the younger brother of the late Dr. Howard Stokes, Ophthalmologist in Florence, SC. He was the Uncle of Dr. Hunter Stokes, of Florence, SC, Dr. J. Stokes of Beaufort, SC and Dr. Parker Stokes of Florence, SC, all retired ophthalmologists. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services Saturday, October 17, 2009 at two o'clock in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Interment, Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to Emory Eye Center, c/o David Woolf, 1365B Clifton Road, NE, Room 4403, Atlanta, GA 30322. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths