Alexander Adams McBurney

Dr. Alexander Adams McBurney, 87, of Kingston, Rhode Island, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after suffering a medical emergency at his Kingston home. Born January 6, 1933, he was the son of the late Dr. Charles Alexander McBurney and Helen Amanda Adams McBurney. He is survived by his beloved wife, Donna Lindemann McBurney, five children (Blaine McBurney, Robin McBurney, Christian McBurney, Shaun McBurney and Jon Jeffrey Tyzbir), four daughters-in-law and significant others (Stephanie Finch McBurney, Margaret McBurney, Patricia Miller McBurney and Lee Cavanaugh), eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was raised in Slater, Missouri, where he had an idyllic childhood, including playing football and basketball for the Slater High School teams. After graduating from Slater High School in 1951, he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1955 and from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1958. He spent three years as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Medical Corps, including interning at Bremerton, Washington. Alex married Linda Murrell, of Marshall, Missouri, in 1958. He served his residency at Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Searching for a place in New England to begin his practice, he drove to Newport, Rhode Island, and never looked back. He began his practice as a urologist at Newport Hospital in 1965 and at South County Hospital in 1968. He founded Urology Associates, Inc., which continues to grow and still has offices in Wakefield and Newport. He was highly respected in his field and adored by his patients who appreciated his understanding manner. He moved to Kingston, Rhode Island, in August 1968, where he purchased the historic Elisha R. Potter House (circa 1809) and owned it for 50 years. Linda Murrell McBurney passed away in 1977. Dr. McBurney married Donna Lindemann on February 16, 1980. Together they enjoyed collecting early American antique furniture and art, visiting Saline County, Missouri (especially Slater), and visiting and restoring the historic John Locke Hardeman House at Hardeman, Missouri, near Arrow Rock. They also served as Revolutionary War reenactors. And, most of all, they enjoyed being with family. He was a member of the Dunes Club in Narragansett since 1978, the Newport Reading Room since 1990, and the Springdale Hall Club of Camden, South Carolina. He retired in 2000, after 35 years in practice. In 2004, he headed a dedicated group of volunteers who operated the coffee shop at South County Hospital. He was proud that the coffee shop served doctors, nurses and families of patients, and also raised tens of thousands of dollars each year that was donated to the hospital. After logging more than 3,000 hours, he was named South County Health's 2016 Volunteer of the Year. Alex, along with his brother Frederick, supported for many years Slater’s Public Library, the McBurney Scholarship Fund for deserving Slater High School students, and the Akeman-McBurney Medical Clinic at Slater. Due to the Covid pandemic, funeral services will be private with family members only. A memorial service will be held sometime in the future when the pandemic is over. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The McBurney Scholarship Fund at Exchange Bank of Missouri, 201 W. Maple St., Slater, MO 65349. For guestbook and condolences, please visit averystortifuneralhome.com. He was a true gentlemen who will be missed terribly by his family and friends.