"The Elephant Man" (Baton Rouge)
January 25, 2010
Octavia McCoy White
January 28, 2010Dr. Pete H. Rhymes, 82, a native of Columbus, Miss., and resident of Santa Fe, N.M., died recently.
A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, Dr. Rhymes graduated from the University of Mississippi and Emory University School of Medicine, and completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Scott & White Clinic. He practiced medicine in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana before retiring in 2001 to Santa Fe.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church, as well as the Rotary Club and several medical organizations. He enjoyed wine, stamp collecting and had an extensive Civil War library.
Dr. Rhymes is survived by his wife, Beverly Guyton Rhymes; children, Judy, Dr. Jill and Pete Rhymes II, Libby Corby, Kathy Hawkins, Jim Robinson and Ray Rhymes; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund, P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
