Date:    01 February 1948
Cert:    12754 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Handshoe, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: 22 years
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town:  Handshoe     Rural 
Full Name:  Mrs. May COLLINS COMBS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Franklin COMBS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 47 years
Birth date of deceased:  30 August 1905 
Age:  42 years, 05 months, 01 days
Birthplace:   Yellow Mt., Ky.
Occupation:  Housewife 
Industry or business:  House keeping
Father Name:  John COLLINS 
Father Birthplace:  Yellow Mountain, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Lyda PRATER 
Mother Birthplace:   Yellow Mountain, Ky. 
Informant:  Franklin COMBS, Handshoe, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Yellow Mt., Ky. 
Date:  03 February 1948 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends, Yellow Mountain, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  10 June 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  01 February 1948 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 01 February 1948 to 01 February 1948, that I last saw her alive on 01 February 1948, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 2:30 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Lobar pneumonia
Duration: 06 days
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  Mark Dempsey, M.D., Garrett, Ky.
Date signed:  18 March 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 December 2010