Dr. Henry Abbott Callaway, Jr.

Dr. Henry Abbott Callaway, Jr. died August 14, 2014 in Maryville following a brief illness. He was born March 23, 1927 in Oakhurst, Texas, the son of Dr. Henry Abbott and Birdie Miller Callaway. Dr. Callaway was educated in the Maryville schools and at Baylor School in Chattanooga, from which he graduated in 1945. After a year in the Navy, he attended Maryville College, where he was president of his senior class and graduated with a B.S. in 1950. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 1954 and completed his residency in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University in 1960. Dr. Callaway then returned to Maryville and joined Callaway and Callaway, M.D., founded by his father Henry Callaway and his uncle Lea Callaway. He practiced general, thoracic and vascular surgery for thirty-four years. His brother Dr. James Callaway joined the practice in 1964. Together the four Drs. Callaway served Blount County continuously from 1931 to 1995. Dr. Callaway and his brother helped start the Vascular Lab at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Blount County Medical Society, the Tennessee Medical Society, the Knoxville Surgical Society, and the Deryl Hart Society. "Tubby" was an accomplished athlete and avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hiking, fishing, and bird hunting all his life. At Baylor, he played football, wrestled, and boxed. He played back on the Maryville College football team, pole-vaulted, and was twice conference wrestling champion at 145 lbs. Dr. Callaway was inducted into the Blount County Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Like his brother and four sons, Dr. Callaway was an Eagle Scout, and he served on the executive board of the Great Smoky Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He served on the boards of Maryville College, First American Bank, and Thompson Cancer Survival Center. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church for over eighty years and served as a deacon and elder. Dr. Callaway is survived by his wife of 57 years, Martha Hadley Callaway, and his sons Henry Callaway (Emily) of Mobile, Dr. Thomas Callaway (Susan) of Atlanta, Dr. Hadley Callaway (Cameron) of Raleigh, and Ed Callaway (Melissa) of Nashville. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Miller (Brittany) and Harrison Callaway of Mobile; Patton and Isabel Callaway of Atlanta; Darden, Sherwood, and Hadley Callaway of Raleigh; and Caleb and Elizabeth Callaway of Nashville. He is also survived by his brother Dr. James (Van) Callaway and sister Carolyn Callaway Byar. A memorial service celebrating Dr. Callaway's life will be held on Monday, August 18, at 4 p.m. at New Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville, Tennessee. Visitation will follow the service in the church's Westminster Hall. There will be a private interment at Grandview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to New Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville College, Friends of the Smokies, or Great Smoky Mountain Council BSA. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com