Dr. Pylap Medekle
March 23, 1844--October 28, 1928
Dr. Pylap Medekle
March 23, 1844--October 28, 1928
Dr. Pylap MEDEKLE, believed to be one of the finest herb doctors in the Wayne, McCreary, & Pulaski Co. area. Read about him in the obit below. Dr. Medekle married Louvernia COOPER about 1896. Born near Coopersville, KY in 1877, she was the daughter of Edward Wilse COOPER and Elizabeth SHEPHERD.
OBIT - DR P Medekle, widely known Indian DR dies
of heart failure in office in Dunn
Bldg, So Corbin Oct 28
DR P. Medekle, Indian doctor died suddenly Friday evening about 7:15 O'clock
in his office in the Alex Dunn Bldg in South Corbin. The doctor had been in
failing health for several years, suffering from angina pectoris of the
heart, but had been feeling good for several days. He was dead when medical
aid arrived. The body was moved to Gibson & McGinnis funeral directors and
prepared for burial.
A memorial service was held at the South Corbin Baptist church Sunday
afternoon, where a large number of friends gathered to pay last respects to
the Dr. Several friends paid tribute by telling wonderful blessing he had
been to them and all suffering humanity. The body was taken to his home in
Pine Knott for burial, funeral services were at the latter place Tuesday, Oct
1st.
Pylap Medekle was born in the swamps of Florida, March 23, 1847. He was the
son of one of the old medicine man of the Seminole tribe in Florida. His
father was a full blooded Seminole and his mother of French descent. He
studied medicine under his father who enjoyed the highest rank of an Indian
Medicine man and has since a boy devoted his entire life as an herb doctor
using nothing but pure crude herbs in his practice and helping thousands of
suffering humanity over practically all the United States. For several years
he did a traveling practice, oft times riding horseback many miles to see
sick patients. He was located in Somerset, KY for several years and was
owner of widely known and famous institution known as The Indian Sick Home
where hundreds of patients from practically every state in the Union were
successfully treated. His hospital burned a few years ago and he moved to
Oliver Springs Tenn. Thence he went to Graysville Tenn where he rented the
Advent Sanitorium at that place for two years. As his health was failing, he
returned home in Tennessee. In early spring of 1927 he came to the city and
at first located in the Rayburn and Jenkins Bldg on Main St, later moving to
the Dunn Bldg in South Corbin renting practically the whole building and
furnishing it for the purpose of treating patients. He has successfully had
his practice at this place until the time of his death.
The doctor leaves a wife and two sons, Dr. A.L. Medekle of Cynthiana, Ky and Dr.
O. Medekle of Oliver Springs, Tenn, also a daughter Mrs Hugh B Cross of Oliver
Springs. Three children are deceased. He was married to Miss Verna Cooper of
Monticello Ky about 1896.