DEATH CERTIFICATE

FLOYD WILLIAM DAMRON

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