Date:    05 June 1947
Cert:    22629 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Lackey, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memo.
Length of stay in hospital or community: 02 Days
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott 
City or Town:  Topmost     Rural 
Full Name:  Bertha COMBS 
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: 45 years (transcribed as written)
Birth date of deceased:   19 August 1923
Age:  23 years, 09 months, 16 days
Birthplace:  Topmost, Ky. 
Occupation:  Domestic 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Mont COMBS 
Father Birthplace:   Mousie 
Mother Maiden Name:  Canzella HALL   
Mother Birthplace:   Topmost, Ky. 
Informant:   Mont COMBS, Topmost, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Topmost 
Date:   07 June 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  G. D. Ryan, Martin
Date received by local registrar:  09 October 1947 
Registrar's Signature:   Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  05 June 1947 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 03 June 1947 to 05 June 1947, that I last saw him alive on 05 June 1947, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7:30 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Cardiac failure 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Coronary thrombosis
Major findings of operations: Death followed operation for salpingitis
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  C. M. Aker, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  08 October 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 16 December 2010