Date:    27 October 1945
Cert:    23988 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Lackey, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial Hosp.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County:  Knott
City or Town:  Topmost 
Full Name:  Able CAUDILL 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Nervie CAUDILL
Age of husband or wife if alive: 40 years
Birth date of deceased:  18 June 1900 
Age: 45 years, 04 months, 08 days
Birthplace:  Topmost, Ky. 
Occupation:   Lumber Business 
Industry or business: Saw Mill
Father Name:  Johnie CAUDILL 
Father Birthplace:  Topmost, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Hulda ISAAC 
Mother Birthplace: Burton, Ky. 
Informant:  Stacy CAUDILL, Topmost 
Burial Place:  Topmost 
Date:  28 October 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 14 November 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  27 October 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 27 October 1945 to 27 October 1945, that I last saw him alive on 27 October 1945, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 5:30 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Compound fracture of skull, laceration of brain
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: 26 October 1945
Where did injury occur: In log woods
While at work:  yes
Means of injury:  Falling tree
Signature & Address: J. A. Stumbo, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  06 November 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 November 2010