Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 10, 1991 TAG: 9103100018
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: E-2 EDITION: METRO
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Philip Crosby Kistler, age 60, a prominent thoracic, vascular and general surgeon, died Saturday following an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ashley Kistler; three daughters, Ashley Kistler, Richmond; Elly Kistler Cote and her husband, Michael, Charlottesville; Mary Kathryn Kistler, Charlotte, N.C.; one son, Gene Crosby Kistler and his wife, Maura, Roanoke; his father, Dr. Gene Kistler, Signal Mountain, Tenn.; his brother, Stanley Kistler, Rock Hill, S.C.; and his sister, Kathryn Kistler, Chattanooga, Tenn. Born in Chicago, Ill., he was educated at Baylor Military School, Vanderbilt University, and Vanderbilt Medical School. He completed his residency in surgery at Duke University Hospital. In 1962, he became a member of the Jefferson Surgical Clinic, where he continued to practice until his retirement in 1988. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, as well as a member of the Roanoke Academy of Medicine, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Southwest Virginia Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Virginia Surgical Society, and the Southern Society of Clinical Surgeons. A well-known and avid golfer, Dr. Kistler competed in many local and regional tournaments. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Shedd School in Roanoke and served on its board of directors. He was a deacon of the Second Presbyterian Church where a memorial service will be held on Monday, March 11, at twelve noon with the Rev. William R. Klein officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
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