DEATH CERTIFICATE

PEARL FITCH

Date 21 August 1952
Cert:  17553
Place of Death: County: Morgan     City or Town: Wrigley
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Handshoe
Full Name:  Pearl FITCH
Date of Death:  21 August 1952
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Never married
Date of Birth:  1903
Age: 49 years
Usual Occupation:  Labor
Kind of Industry or business: Sawmill
Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Kentucky
Father's Name:  Andy FITCH
Mother's Maiden Name:  Arizonia F. HANDSHOE
Was deceased ever in armed forces: Yes, World War I
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Bill FITCH
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Gun shot in left temple and gun shot in left side
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings for operation:  Coroner's Inquest, Man died from gun shots
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Place of injury: Highway #7
City or Town, County, State: Wrigley, Morgan, Ky.
Time of Injury: (blank) 
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on 21 August 1952, and that death occurred on the date stated above at about 12 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  23 August 1952
Address:  West Liberty, Kentucky
Signature:  W. H. Wells, Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  25 August 1952
Name of Cemetery or Creamatory:  Compton
Location:  Handshoe, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 25 August 1952
Registrar's Signature:  Helen C. Black
Funeral director and address:  John Taul, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 February 2010