Edward (Ned) Mcgowaneedgpeth, Jr.

Edward (Ned) McGowaneedgpeth, Jr. died peacefully at home on March 31, 2018.?? His metastatic prostate cancer progressed rapidly in the last two months. Ned was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on May 22, 1936, the son of Dr. Edward McGowaneedgpeth and Marianeeese Hedgpeth, who both predeceased him. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1954 and from Davidson College with a B.S. in Biology in 1958.?? He attended medical school at the Uneersity of North Carolina, graduating in 1962.?? After serving as Captain in the US Army Medical Corps ineeilbronn, Germany, he began his surgical residency in ophthalmology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center ineew York City.?? Following his residency, Ned completed a fellowship ineediatric ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, MD. In 1969, Ned joined McPherson Group, PA (which later became North Carolineeye, Ear, nee & Throat, PA) in Durham, NC, where he practiced successfully for many years. He served as President of neeNT from 2000-2003. Ned was a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology and an active member of the North Carolina Medical Society and the Durham Orange County Medical Society where he served as President in 2000. He was passionee about the study and practice of ophthalmology and a highly respected ophthalmologic surgeon who performed delicate eye surgery with extraordinary skill. He enjoyed many years of helping patients achieve better eyesight. It was a source of great satisfaction to him that he was able to help so many with their eye problems. Ned served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at both Duke Medical School and UNC Medical School and assisted in the training of many younger Ophthalmologists. He was a proud founding member of North Carolina Specialty Hospital and was also an active member of the medical staff at Durham Regional Hospital. Ned was a long-standing member of Hope Valley Country Club and of Roaring Gap Club, where he spent many happy years at his beautiful mountain home. He was an excellent golfer aneenjoyed both the golf and the great fellowship at both Hope Valley and at Roaring Gap. Ned was a lover of animals all his life; he especially loved his pony in his early years, and in his later years, he adored his beloved Yorkies, first Buddy, and theneeanut and Little Bit, who accompanied him almost everywhere he went. He is survived by his wife, Anne Terry Hedgpeth, his daughter Marianeells Hedgpeth and her husband Kevin B. Seifert of Durham, NC, and by his step-daughter Dr. Terry Anne Sams, DMD, her husband Gus, and their sons John Charles and McGowan of Southern Pines, NC. Ned is also survived by his sister, Jane Hedgpeth Wells of Houston, TX. Ned was an outstanding physician, a devoted husband and father, an effective leader in the Durham medical community and a wonderful friend and colleague. He was loved by his many patients, colleagues, friends and family members, and he will be dearly missed by all. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM on April 5, 2018, at the St. Stephen???s Episcopal Church, 82 Kimberly Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27707. Interment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations canee made to the North Carolina Society to Prevent Blineess or to St. Stephens Church. The family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. Online condolences: www.hallwynne.com; Select obituaries.