04/22/2026
I'll Fix You Right Up Dr Rufus Thames November 19 1926 - April 20 1990
Rufus "Doc" Thames, Jr., MD
Growing up in Milton, living “way out in the Country” with two younger brothers provided me with ample opportunities to injure myself. Most times we just “rubbed some dirt on it” and “walked it off”, but there were other times we had to seek ‘professional’ medical attention. From the time I could remember until moving away from Milton after graduating from PJC, I saw three doctors: Dr. E. V. Sutton, Dr. H. M. (Max) Meredith, and Dr. Rufus Thames, Jr. I was only the patients of the first two. It was a chance meeting, Dr. Thames treated me. More on that later.
Shortly after graduating with my fellow Class of ’79 MHS Panthers in MAY, I started working for Boo Weekley’s daddy, Tom. Tom purchased the Milton location of Fortune’s Rexall Drugs from Ed Fortune. For many years, the store was located in Gateway Plaza (beside Waffle House) before moving to the Berryhill Road location in the 1980s. I was originally hired to work the cash register, stock shelves, sweep, etc. That was not enough for me. I soon was checking in orders for sundries and OTC medications. Better, but not where I wanted to be. I wanted to work alongside Tom. He allowed me to do so, and I soon learned to read prescriptions, pull the meds, type the labels (yes, on a typewriter), and basically do everything required to work alongside a pharmacist. It was a wonderful experience, and I learned a lot while working there. But before all this happened, I had a lot to learn.
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