Leslie M. Riherd

Dr. Leslie Martin Riherd, 62, of Owensboro, Kentucky, died February 12, 2005 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Lepanto, Arkansas, on January 10, 1943, a son of the late Rev. Leslie M. and Cleopatra Krapf Riherd, Sr. and graduated from Batesville High School in 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Baylor University in 1964, a Doctor of Medicine with honors in 1967 from the University of Arkansas, and a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Arkansas in 1968.
From 1968-1971 he served as Chief of Emergency Room Service at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in 1975, before serving as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois from 1975-1977. Following eleven years of service he separated in 1977 as Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force, and began practicing Orthopaedic Surgery in Owensboro, Kentucky with the group now known as Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Owensboro.
His professional affiliations and positions included Alpha Omega Alpha (honor medical society), Phi Beta Kappa, Fellow of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow of American College of Surgeons, Daviess County Medical Society, Kentucky Medical Association, Kentucky Orthopaedic Society, Riordan Hand Society, and Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs. He was appointed as Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Kentucky in 1982, Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery for the University of Louisville in 2002, and Proctor for the University of Evansville in 2004. He held numerous medical staff appointments at Owensboro Medical Health System including Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery.
Dr. Riherd was an active member of First Baptist Church, Owensboro, Kentucky, where he taught Sunday School for 27 years, sang in the choir, and served as chairperson of numerous committees. He was a member of the Board of Directors for US Bank and enjoyed teaching, woodworking, hunting, farming, and celebrating life with friends and family.
Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Mary Alice Mann Riherd of Owensboro; four children, Tamara L. Riherd Horton and husband Alex M. of Macon, Georgia; John M. Riherd and Amie M. Frey of Hobart, Indiana; Jacob F. Riherd and wife Stephanie L. of Suffolk, Virginia; Daniel M. Riherd and wife Ashley R. of Birmingham, Alabama; his sister Anne Riherd Runion of Richmond, Virginia; his brother Robert L. Riherd of Owensboro, and his grandchildren, Claire E. Horton, Anna V. Horton, Noah A. Horton, Samantha S. Riherd, and Gracie J. Riherd.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Glenn Funeral Home. There will be no visitation Wednesday. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center, Foundation for Health P.O. Box 22505, Owensboro, KY 42304, or the building fund of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 904, Owensboro, KY 42302.

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