Russell Lee Norburn
Russell Lee Norburn Mar 07 1893 to Nov 27 1989
Born in Danville, VA died in Asheville, NC
Buried in Riverside Cemetery Asheville, NC
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Premed University of North Carolina
MD from Vanderbilt University
Post graduate work at University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and The Mayo Clinic
Employment:
- Surgeon, owned and operated the Norburn Hospital Clinic of Asheville.
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Family moved from Danville VA to the Asheville area in 1900.
On Aug 5, 1912 Russell saved 16 year old Rupert J. Crowell from drowning in the Balsam Mountains of North Carolina and for this was awarded the Carnegie Medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.