Winston-Salem, N.C. - John Harvey Felts, III, M.D., 80, died October 5, 2004. A native of Lumberton, N.C., 'Jack,' the son of the late John Harvey Felts, Jr. and Mollie Bell Hollowell Felts, was born April 2, 1924. He served in the United States Army during and after World War II and was a graduate of Wofford College and the Medical University of South Carolina. After completing a residency in Internal Medicine at North Carolina Baptist Hospital, he joined the faculty of Bowman Gray School of Medicine (now Wake Forest University School of Medicine). During his tenure at the medical school, he specialized in Nephrology. He started the first renal dialysis program in Winston-Salem, and with the late Richard Myers, M.D., began the kidney transplant program. In addition, he served as Associate Dean of Admissions 1978-1986. He retired in 1993 as Professor Emeritus of Medicine. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, an emeritus member of the American Society for Artificial Organs and a 50 year member of the North Carolina Medical Society. He served as editor of the North Carolina Medical Journal 1974-1982. He was a frequent contributor to medical journals about research and clinical studies and after retirement continued to publish articles focusing on the history of medicine. He was recently honored by the endowment of the John Harvey Felts, III, M.D., Chair in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church where he served on the Administrative Board and was an integral part of the Whitefield Sunday School Class for 40 years. He was on the Board of Directors of Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Home and was a long time member of the Torch Club of Winston-Salem, of which he had been president. He was a member of the Wachovia Historical Society, serving as president for 2 years and beginning the quarterly bulletin 'The Wachovia Tract.' He was a true scholar with a lifelong love of learning. He was well read and known among his friends and family for his wit and his ability to provide quick, accurate answers to questions about many subjects. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth (Kitty) Burrus Felts; 2 daughters, Betsy Felts Ellison and husband Mark F. Ellison, M.D., of Athens, Ga.; and Margaret Felts of Winston-Salem; and 2 grandsons, Mark F. Ellison, Jr., and David Felts Ellison, of Athens, Ga. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church. The family will receive visitors at Vogler's Reynolda Chapel on Fri., Oct. 8, 2004 from 5-7 p.m. Memorials may be sent to: The Wachovia Historical Society, P.O. Box 20803, Winston-Salem, N.C., 27120-0803; Arbor Acres, 1240 Arbor Rd., Winston-Salem, N.C., 27104-1197; or The John Harvey Felts, III, M.D. Chair, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, The Department of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., 27157-1015.Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.onlineathens.comAthens Banner-Herald, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004