DEATH CERTIFICATE

WILLIAM HENRY EDWARDS

Date  04 February 1953
Cert:  02448
Place of Death: County: Fayette   City or Town: Lexington
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  St. Joseph Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town:  Red Fox
Full Name:  William Henry EDWARDS
Date of Death:  04 February 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  16 February 1875
Age: 77 years
Usual Occupation: Retired miner
Kind of Industry or business: Mines
Birthplace:  Atlanta, Ga.
Father's Name:  unknown
Mother's Maiden Name:  unknown
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: 403-01-7502
Informant:  Paris HAGANS
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Uremia (illegible) arteriosclerosis
Interval between onset and death:  (illegible)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 22 January 1953 to 04 February 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 03 February 1953, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  11 February 1953
Address:  190 N. Upper St.
Signature:  R. B. Simmons, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  07 February 1953
Name of Cemetery or Creamatory:  Hagan Cemetery
Location:  Red Fox, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 16 February 1953
Registrar's Signature:  D. A Furlong
Funeral director and address:  Maggard and Garrett Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 21 February 2010