Doc Stovall Passing

Booth Western Art Museum Mourns Loss
of Beloved Employee Doc Stovall

CARTERSVILLE, GA- Mar. 21 – It is with great sadness Booth Western Art Museum shares the news of the sudden passing of Entertainment & Sponsorship Manager Doc Stovall.

Gordon "Doc" Stovall Nov. 28, 1937-Mar 21, 2012

Executive Director Seth Hopkins states, “Booth Western Art Museum is so sorry to have lost our long-time friend and employee, Doc Stovall, in a tragic accident this morning. He will be sorely missed.”

A native Virginian, Doc was well known as a Western singer and cowboy poet throughout America, having performed in twenty-five of the fifty states. Honored in 2002 as Georgia’s Official Cowboy Balladeer by the Georgia State Legislature, he entertained audiences both young and old as he strived to keep alive the history of the West in music and song. In November of 2004, Doc was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame, the first cowboy singer so honored, and in October of 2009 he received the Cowboy Keeper Award from the National Day of the Cowboy Association for his contributions to the preservation of Western heritage and cowboy culture. He had been employed as the Entertainment and Sponsorship Manager for Booth Western Art Museum since 2004.

Continued Hopkins, “We are appreciative of the condolences and kind words received throughout the day. We will let people know of arrangements as they become available.”