Dr. David Ward Havens
Dr. David Ward Havens of Tennessee, formerly of Westhampton, died at North Crest Medical Center in Tennessee on Monday, February 28. He was 72.
He was born January 21, 1939, in Westhampton to Philip Ward and Anna Roth Havens and graduated from Westhampton Beach High School in 1956. Dr. Havens was a member of Springfield First United Methodist Church and was a retired psychiatrist. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1960 from University of Rochester and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1964. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and served as a captain at March Air Force Base from 1968 to 1970.
Dr. Havens was active in the United Methodist Church, participating in Bible study, prayer and Christian fellowship his entire life. He was a trained vocal tenor who performed with the Rochester University close-harmony group, “The Yellow Jackets,” while he was an undergraduate. He was an amateur organist and computer buff, and spent much of his life enjoying camping, canoeing, kite building and flying, vintage radio shows, home improvement and small carpentry projects.
Dr. Havens operated a private psychiatric practice in Boston from 1970 to 1992, and a practice with an emphasis on integrating Christian faith with treatment in Tennessee from 1992 to 2007. He is also the author of “A Heart is Healed,” a book of spiritual reflections on the nature of loss, grief and healing.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sarah (Sally) Dayton Havens of Tennessee; sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew Ward and Christina Rosch Havens of Ohio, and John Charles and Stacy Derezinski Havens of New Jersey; grandchildren, Daniel Ward Havens, Nathaniel Phillip Havens and Sophie Joan Havens; sisters, Lee Havens Tinneny of South Carolina and Ruth Havens Pfeifer of Remsenburg.
A memorial service will be held at the Westhampton United Methodist Church in late July.
Memorial donations to Springfield First United Methodist Church, 511 Oak Street, Springfield, TN 37172, or the National Parkinson Foundation, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018 would be appreciated by the family.
on Mar 30, 2011