Date:    20 April 1945
Cert:    08553 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  May, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky    County: Knott
City or Town:  May     Rural 
Full Name:  Cathalene BATES 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  08 February 1945 
Age:  02 months, 23 days
Birthplace:  May, Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:   (blank) 
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  JOE BATES 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Cordia HALL 
Mother Birthplace:  Kite, Ky. 
Informant:  Ella Profit, Spider, Ky. 
Burial Place:   May, Ky. 
Date:   21 April 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends, May, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  30 April 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  20 April 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 12 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Whooping cough No physician was in attendance on this child 
Duration: 03 weeks
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  30 April 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 November 2010