Date:    20 January 1945
Cert:    01597 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Sassafras
Street Number or Location:  Home
Length of stay in hospital or community: 57 years, 01 months, 08 days
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky    County: Knott
City or Town:  Sassafras, Ky.     Rural 
Full Name:  Melvin COMBS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: 404-24-8691
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Nancy AMBURGEY COMBS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 55 years, 07 months, 23 days
Birth date of deceased:   12 December 1887 
Age:  57 years, 01 months, 08 days
Birthplace:  Buncombe, Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:   Miner and farmer 
Industry or business:  "
Father Name:  Andrew COMBS 
Father Birthplace:  Sassafras, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Nancy FRANCIS 
Mother Birthplace:  Carrs Fork, Ky. 
Informant:   W. G. COMBS, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Burial Place:  Cornett's Hill 
Date:  23 January 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  Charles Cornett, Lothair, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  27 January 1945 
Registrar's Signature: Ida Livingston Rose B. Craft Acting L. R.
Date of Death:  20 January 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to 20 January 1945, that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at about 2:45 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Gun shot 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Mental illness
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Date of occurrence: 20 January 1945
Where did injury occur: Home
While at work:  No
Means of injury:  Shot himself with 22 rifle
Signature & Address:  Frazier Adams, J.P.K.C., Amburgey, Ky.
Date signed:  25 January 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 November 2010