Dr. Harold W. McNitt, M.D.

Abt 1889 - 1968  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Harold W. McNitt  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	M.D.
  Born	Abt 1889	Norwich, Chenango Co., NY, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	World War I   [3]
  	1st Lieut., Medical Corps., U. S. Army
  Died	8 Jan 1968	Pompano Beach, Broward Co., FL, USA   [3]
  Buried	Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, Broome Co., NY, USA   [3]
  Notes	From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of 27 February2021 The Evening Press, Binghamton, N. Y. Pub. Tuesday, January9, 1968. H. W. McNitt, Ex-City Doctor, Dies in Florida at Age 79.     Dr. Harold W. McNitt, 79, a Binghamton ophthalmologist formore than 40 years, died yesterday at a Pompano Beach,Fla., hospital.     Dr. McNitt was retired, had been living in Florida since1964 with his niece and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. John W.Fern, formerly of Lexington Ky.     He was a native of Norwich and received his M. D. degreefrom the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1912after studying at the Albany Business School and takingpremedical courses at Syracuse.     He did postgraduate work at Bellevue Hospital in New YorkCity and interned at Patterson General Hospital, Paterson,N. J.     He practiced in Norwich for four years before coming toBinghamton in 1923. He lived at 108 Oak Street.    Dr. McNitt served in the U. S. Army in World War I as afirst Lieutenant in the Medical Corps.     He was a member of the Broome County Medical Society, andthe New York State Medical Association.     He was also a past president of the Broome County DinnerClub, a member of American Legion Post 80, the Elks and theLions Club. He attended the Conklin Avenue Baptist Church.     In 1964, he was honored by the Lions Club, on the occasionof its 40th anniversary, as the only living charter member.     In 1962 he was honored in New York City as a 50-year memberof the New York State Medical Society.     He was married in 1919 to the former Catherine Sprague ofNorwich, who died in 1936. Dr. McNitt was remarried in1938, to the former Lorena Bean, who at the time, was anurse at Binghamton General Hospital. She died in 1957. Dr.McNitt had no children.      Survivors include several nieces and nephews.     Dr. McNitt's body was moved to the Kraeer Funeral Home inPompano Beach. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.      Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. [3]
  Person ID	I249664	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Catherine Alice Sprague,   b. 17 Dec 1894, McDonough, Chenango Co., NY, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 1936, Binghamton City Hospital, Binghamton, Broome Co., NY, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	1919  [1, 3]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F89608	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Lorena Bean,   d. 1957
  Married	1938  [3]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F176806	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1889 - Norwich, Chenango Co., NY, USA Military - 1st Lieut., Medical Corps., U. S. Army - - World War I Died - 8 Jan 1968 - Pompano Beach, Broward Co., FL, USA Buried - - Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, Broome Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of June 3rd, 2006. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of April 13, 2014. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of 9 March 2021.