Date:    22 October 1947
Cert:    24772 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Sasassfas
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Sasassfas
Full Name:  William Riley COMBS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Mrs. W. R. COMBS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 84 years
Birth date of deceased:  01 November 1868 
Age:  78 years, 11 months, 21 days
Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business: Coal Operator
Father Name:  Jackson COMBS 
Father Birthplace:  Knott 
Mother Maiden Name:  Mary YOUNG 
Mother Birthplace:   Knott 
Informant:  James COMBS, Allock, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Combs (Knott) 
Date:  23 October 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Engles, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  16 November 1947 
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft By L. Roth
Date of Death:  22 October 1947 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 05 February 1947 to 22 November 1947, that I last saw him alive on 21 November 1947, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 6 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Cardiac Decompensation 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Senility
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:  A. B. Pigman, M.D., Allock
Date signed:  06 November 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 16 December 2010