Carl Sheats Napps 88, died Monday, December 3, 2012
He was born in Decatur, Alabama, the son of the late Carl Corbitt and Lulu Napps.
He attended schools in Alabama and Kentucky and enrolled in Centre College of Kentucky. A
year later he entered the army in the ASTP program. Later he was in the Air Force Cadets
before being sent back to the infantry. He was sent to Europe where he was a member of the
318th Infantry under General Patton. He participated in the “battle of the bulge” and the relief of
Bastogne. After the war he returned to Centre where he earned his BS degree. Following
graduate studies in bacteriology at the University of Michigan and work as the Administrator at
hospitals in Lietchfield and Cadiz, Kentucky he entered the school of hospital administration at
the Medical College of Virginia where he received his Masters degree.
He came to Winchester as an administive resident in the fall of l955, was appointed assistant
administrator in l956 and administrator in l960, a position which he held until l986. By this time
the Winchester Memorial Hospital had become the Winchester Medical Center. Property for the
present hospital had been purchased and the architectural plans were nearing completion when
he retired. He was very happy to have served in a medical center of long standing excellence.
He was especially proud of the dedication of the Members of the Board of Trustees, the high
standards of the Medical Staff and the devotion of the employees to the care of patients.
He was active in state and regional health related boards and committees having served as
president of the Virginia Hospital Association and President of the Virginia Reciprocal
Insurance Association.
His civic activities were many and included serving on the Lord Fairfax Community College
Board, President of the Winchester United Fund, President of the Chamber of Commerce and
President of Winchester Rotary Club where he was a Paul Harris Fellow.
He is survived by his wife, the former Judith Elaine Fauquier, two children; Carl Gregory Napps
and Shirley Elizabeth Napps, three grandchildren; Michael Morris, Carl Joseph Cameron Napps
and Elizabeth Allesandra Napps, and their mother Anne Stone Napps,: a sister Hilda Hunsted
and her sons Carl Thomas and David Taylor. He is predeceased by a sister, Virginia Lucas and a
brother the Rev. Klell Bayne Napps.
Services and burial will be private. The family will receive friends at home on Wednesday,
December 5, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Taps will be sounded at 5:00 p.m.
It was his wish that in his memory friends would share a smile with someone who needs one.
The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to Mary Morris, his major care giver,
Marilyn Stokes and Linda Binder of Home Instead, Teresa Dean and staff at Hospice, Alina
Dawson and therapists at Fox Rehab, and the gracious men at South End Fire Hall.
Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.