Date:    04 February 1948
Cert:    03518 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Sassafras
Name of Hospital or Institution: None
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Sassafras 
Full Name:  Willie COMBS 
If Veteran Name War:  None
Social Security No.:  407-01-9078
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Rushia COMBS
Age of husband or wife if alive:  55 years
Birth date of deceased:  24 May 1889 
Age:  58 years, 08 months, 10 days
Birthplace:  Sassafras, Ky. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  Farm
Father Name:  Riley COMBS 
Father Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Sally FRANCIS 
Mother Birthplace:   Knott County, Ky. 
Informant:  Leonard L. COMBS, London, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Sassafras 
Date:  07 February 1948 
Signature funeral director: Maggard-Blair & Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  21 February 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  04 February 1948 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 6:20 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Cardiac decompenstation 
Duration: months
Due to:  Hypertensive & arterio sclerotic ht. disease
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:  Martin Palmer, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  17 February 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 December 2010