Date:  24 April 1953
Cert:  10661 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: (Rural) Emmalena
Length of stay (in this place): 50 years
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: (Rural) Emmalena     If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Joseph Alexander COMBS
Date of Death:  24 April 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  03 October 1879
Age:  73 years
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Farming
Birthplace:  Ky.
Father's Name:  Shade COMBS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Polly Ann CORNETT
Was deceased ever in armed forces: Yes, Spanish Am. War
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Mrs. Lydia COMBS
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Tuberculosis of the lungs
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
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 10 January 1953 to 24 April 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 24 April 1953, and that death occurred at 7:30 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  30 April 1953
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  M. F. Kelley, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  27 April 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Emmalena, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 30 April 1953
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Charles L. Hornsby, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 07 February 2011