DEATH CERTIFICATE

RICHARD W. DUKE

Date  16 June 1928
Cert:  16103 
Place of Death: Voting Pct.:  M. E. Hospital, Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky.
Full Name:  Richard W. DUKE
Residence:  (blank)
Length of Residence in city where death occurred:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Effie Allen DUKE
Date of Birth:  15 December 1874
Age: 53 years, 07 months
Occupation:  M. D.
Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky.
Father Name:  Peyton M. DUKE
Birthplace Father:  North Carolina
Mother Maiden Name:  Nancy MADDEN
Birthplace Mother:  Ky.
Informant/Address:  J. W. DUKE, Hindman, Ky.
Filed:  16 June 1928
Registrar:  J. C. Wright, by W. P. Call
Death of Date:  16 June 1928
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw h-- alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Cause of Death:  By gun shot wounds suicidal
Duration:  (blank)
Contributory:  (blank)
Duration:  (blank)
Where was disease contracted if not at place of death?: (blank)
Did an operation precede death: (blank) Date: (blank)
Was there an autopsy: (blank)
What test confirmed diagnosis: (blank)
Signed/Address: J. W. Duke, MD, 16 June 1928, Hindman, Ky.
Place of Burial or Removal:  Lackey, Ky.
Date of Burial:  17 June 1928
Undertaker/Address:  J. W. Call & Son, Pikeville, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 March 2010