Date:    21 September 1946
Cert:    22198 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Safrass, Ky.
Street Number or Location:  At Home
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Sassafras     Rural 
Full Name:  Sam COMBS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Bertha COMBS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 46 years
Birth date of deceased:  02 January 1880 
Age:  66 years, 08 months, 19 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Riley COMBS 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Sara FRANKLING 
Mother Birthplace:   Knott Co. 
Informant:  Raymond COMBS, Sassafras 
Burial Place:   Cornett Hill 
Date:  25 September 1946 
Signature of funeral director:  Maggard & Blair Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  02 October 1946
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  21 September 1946 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on 21 September 1946, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 9:30 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Convulsions Heart failure & apoplexy 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Hypertension & heart block
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:  J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  28 September 1946 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 December 2010