Date: 08 January 1948
Cert: 01369
Place of Death: County: Knott City or
Town: Mousie, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: West
Virginia County: Cabell
City or Town: Huntington, W. Va.
Full Name: Floyd William Damron
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of: Lola TRIMBLE
Age of husband or wife if alive: 31 years
Birth date of deceased: 01 May 1912
Age: 35 years, 08 months, 07 days
Birthplace: Dunlow, W. Va.
Occupation: Truck Driver
Industry or business: Ben Becker Co.
Father Name: Matt DAMRON
Father Birthplace: Dunlow, W. Va.
Mother Maiden Name: Lydia HEARALD
Mother Birthplace: Dunlow, W. Va.
Informant: Lola DAMRON, Huntington, W. Va.
Burial Place: Burial Dunlow, W. Va.
Date: 11 January 1948
Signature funeral director: Harold C. Beard, Huntington, W.
Va.
Date received by local registrar: 20 January 1948
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Date of Death: 08 January 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 between 4 & 4:30 a.m. ESTime
Immediate cause of death: This man was pinned under
wrecked and burning truck loaded with gas & oil. Body
burned beyond recognition.
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: 08 January 1948
Where did injury occur: On Highway No. 80 6 mi. above Hindman
While at work: Yes
Means of injury: Wrecked truck
Signature & Address: J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman
Date signed: 16 January 1948
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 December 2010 |