Date 05 July 1954
Cert:  16288
Place of Death: County:  Knott
City or Town: Bath, Ky
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky
County: Knott
City or Town: Bath
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Centers
Date of Death:  05 July 1954
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  20 March 1887
Age: 67
Usual Occupation: Farming
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Father's Name:  Frank Centers
Mother's Maiden Name: Rachel Wallen
Was deceased in ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant: 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cereberal Vascular Accident with Left Hemiplegia
Interval between onset and death:  7 days
Due to:  Arteriosclerosis
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings for operation: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 01 July 1954 to 01 July 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 7:50 pm , and that death occurred on the date stated above at  from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed: 12 Jul 1954
Address: Hindman, Ky
Signature:  D. G. Barker, MD
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  03 July 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Family Cemetery
Location: Bath, Ky
Date received by local registrar: 12 August 1954
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director and address: John (illegible) Hindman Funeral Home ~ Hindman, Ky
Transcribed by Gloria Marcum ~ 17 February 2010