Dr. Grace Kathryn Lightfoot 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 20 April 1916, Eau Claire, WI 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Al Setter after 1940 1
- Died: 12 June 1950, Marion, KS at age 34 2 6
- Buried: After 12 June 1950, Davenport, IA 7
 Cause of her death was Suicide by acute barbiturate poisoning.
General Notes:
Eau Claire High School: 1929-1933
Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin: 1934-1938 B.A.
Medical School, University of Wisconsin: 1938-1942 M.D.
Internship, Medical College of Virginia, Hospital, Richmond, Virginia: 1942-1943
Fellowship, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota: 1943-1948 (Internal Medicine)
Private Practice in Moline, Illinois: until 1950
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While at the University of Wisconsin, Grace authored a paper entitled "Ectopic Pregnancy", 62 pages.
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Judging by the information given on her application to the Mayo Foundation in May of 1942, Grace must have been a very petit person. At age 26, she weighed 105 pounds and was only 5'-2" tall.
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According to Nancy Brinkmann McGinnis, Grace may have been briefly married to "Al Setter (?)" in Minnesota or Wisconsin. Setter was believed to be a major engineer with an unnamed oil company and was relocated to the middle east sometime around 1948-1950. Her death in 1950 may have been related to marital problems and it is possible that she may have traveled to California to reconcile the troubled marriage.
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The following newspaper article was taken from a copy inserted into Grace's personnel file in the archives of Mayo Clinic. The banner at the top reads "The Daily Times, Tuesday..." with the remaining words cut off. Assuming the date to be Tuesday, the day after Grace's death, the date of publication would be June 13, 1950. It is not clear from the article if the Daily Times is a Kansas publication or an Iowa publication but I believe it is from Marion, Kansas based on the usage of the names of cities and officials within the article.
No inquest is scheduled in the death of Dr. Grace Kathryn Lightfoot, 34, formerly of Davenport and Moline, authorities said today. The death certificate indicates Dr. Lightfoot died in a Marion hospital Monday morning of "acute barbiturate poisoning," attendants at the Thompson funeral home reported. Sheriff James Kline said he is satisfied the drug was self-administered. An investigation was conducted by the sheriff and Coroner G. M. Tate. The sheriff said he was called to a west-end tourist court in Marion at 9 PM Sunday and found Dr. Lightfoot unconscious. He ordered her to a hospital where she died Monday morning without gaining consciousness. Patrolman Paul Smith of McPherson, Kansas, said that when he went to Dr. Lightfoot's aid about 10 AM Sunday on a downtown street when she appeared to be unwell, she went across the street to a drug store and took some capsules before he assisted her to the police station. The officer said she had a number of "capsules" in her pockets. She told the police the capsules killed pain but were not deadly. Smith said she reported she had been in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was on her way home. The McPherson officer said Dr. Lightfoot was taken to a physician who gave her treatment. The police then arranged for her to take the 10:50 PM train back home. They got her a room at a hotel, Smith said, and told her they would call for her in time to get her to the train. At 8:15 PM, she went for a walk. Sheriff Kline reported a motoring couple picked her up on the highway two miles west of McPherson and took her into Marion. Finding she was in a daze, they contacted him, Kline said. The sheriff sent her to the hospital. Officer Smith said Dr. Lightfoot told him she had been in a minor auto accident in Marion Saturday night. Dr. Lightfoot had left a Moline clinic in May. She was believed...
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Death Notes:
Name: Grace Kathryn Lightfoot
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Jun 1950
Event Place: Marion, Kansas, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, Kan
Citing this Record
"United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C25M-N7PZ : 25 March 2020), Grace Kathryn Lightfoot, 1950.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Eau Claire, WI on 10 January 1920. 3
1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 127, Family 48
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
717 7th Avenue; owned no mortgage
Grace R. Lightfoot..Daughter..3..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Cornell, WI on 10 April 1930. 4
1930 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 9-22, Family 165, Roll 2564
Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
204 South Third Street; house rented $24
Grace K. Lightfoot..Daughter..13..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• She received a degree in B.A. From Laurence College from 1934 to 1938 in Appleton, WI. 2
• Medical Degree: University of Wisconsin, 1938 to 1942, Madison, WI. 2
• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Cornell, WI on 14 May 1940. 5
1940 US Census
Sheet 22A, Family 413, District 9-22
Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
House owned, $3,500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Grace Lightfoot..Daughter..24..WI.. 2 years of college
(Living with parents.)
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• Death Image: 12 June 1950, in Marion, KS. 6
• She was buried after 12 June 1950 in the Davenport Memorial Park in Davenport, IA.
The grave marker is one long flat bronze casting for the daughter, wife, and husband. Below the large letters of the name LIGHTFOOT are the names "Dr. Grace K., 1916-1950", "Mary E., 1885-1967", and "Lee L., 1876-1972".
Find A Grave Memorial 90359902
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper after 12 June 1950 in Davenport, IA.
Dr. Grace Kathryn Lightfoot of Moline died suddenly at 10 AM Monday at Marion, Kansas. She was on her way to California at the time of her death. She was born 30 April 1916 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lee and Mary Lightfoot who now live in Davenport. She attended Lawrence College in Wisconsin and graduated from the medical school at Wisconsin University. She served her internship in Richmond, Virginia, and her fellowship at Mayo Brother's hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Three years ago she became associated in practice with Dr. George Koivun of Moline. She gave up her office there June 1, and was planning to resume her practice in California.
Dr. Lightfoot was a member of the Congregational Church of Moline, Royal Neighbors of America, Rock Island County Medical Association, and the Professional and Business Woman's Club of Moline. Surviving besides her parents, are two sisters, Mrs. Jean Babbitt and Mrs. E. R. Moldenhauer, both of Davenport; one brother, Frank L. Lightfoot, Los Angeles, California, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Hill & Fredericks Mortuary.
(Source: unspecified Davenport area newspaper; Jun 1950)
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Grace married Al Setter after 1940.2 (Al Setter was born about 1914 and died on an unknown date.)
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