DEATH CERTIFICATE

JAMES FRANKLIN COOK

Date  23 June 1940
Cert:  15190 
Place of Death: County: Knott Co.   City or Town: Lackey
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Knott
City or Town:  Topmost, Ky.
Full Name:  James Franklin COOK
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  22 February 1924
Age: 16 years, 04 months, 01 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Albert COOK
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Cora OSBORN
Mother Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky.
Informant/Address:   Albert COOK, Topmost, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Topmost, Ky.
Date:  24 June 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  28 June 1940
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  23 June 1940
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 23 June 1940 to 23 June 1940, that I last saw him alive on 23 June 1940, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10:00 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Third degree burns about the upper extremities
Duration: (blank)
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: W. L. Stumbo, M.D., Martin, Ky.
Date signed:   25 June 1940
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 17 August 2010