Date:  23 September 1953
Cert:  27435 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Hindman, Ky.
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Hindman, Ky.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Rural     If rural give location: Bearsville, Ky.
Full Name:  James Mathew COMBS
Date of Death:  23 September 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  20 May 1913
Age:  40 years
Usual Occupation: Appliance Store
Kind of Industry or business: Mechanic
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Shade COMBS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Frankie GODSEY
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Mrs. Lucinda COMBS 
Disease/condition directly leading to death: Coronary Occlusion
Interval between onset and death:  Instant
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
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 23 September 1953 to 23 September 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 23 September 1953, and that death occurred at 5 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  28 September 1953
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  M. F. Kelley, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  26 September 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Patrick Cemetery
Location:  Bearsville, Knott Co., Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  29 September 1953
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John N. Taul, Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 07 February 2011