Dr. George Innocent, who pioneered medical work in Singapore,has died in Loma Linda, California, at the age of 93. A memorial service was held at the Loma Linda University church chapel.

Dr. Innocent was born in Warwick, New York on September 30, 1910. He married Florence Carter on June 23, 1935 in Eagle Rock, California. They first did mission service in Seoul, Korea for three years. Then they spent two years at the Bangkok Adventist Hospital. When the war came to Thailand, he was in charge of closing the hospital and the Japanese imprisoned the Innocent family. After just a short time, they were repatriated and left for the USA.

The General Conference asked Dr. Innocent to go to Singapore in December of 1946, where he made plans to start medical work in Singapore. He opened a clinic in February of 1948 in two renovated front rooms of the Southeast Asia Publishing House. Thus started the Youngberg Hospital in Singapore.

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D. A. Roth, General Conference Representative Loma Linda University