Dr. Kenneth L. Bott (1999)

Born in Troy in 1903, Kenneth Bott graduated from St. Lawrence University and from Albany Medical College, after which he began his general medicine practice in Greenville in 1929. Many area residents can attest to his service, character and home visits. In 1962, a large turnout at Shepard’s Farm, honored his then 33 years of service, most of which was done without a day of vacation. His first two births were Walter Ingalls and Clara Lamb Waldron, according to a 1962 Times-Union article. Dr. Bott would continue to have office hours until 1982. He also donated the land that became the site for the Greenville Medical Center on Route 26A. Dr. Bott, and his family – wife Eva Button, children Kenneth and Carolyn – lived on Route 81 about one-half mile east of the four corners. He passed away in 1985.