Date:  07 December 1952
Cert:  26321 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): All of life
Street address or location:  Carr Creek, Ky.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Rural     Street Address: Carr Creek, Ky.
Full Name:  John S. FRANCIS
Date of Death:  07 December 1952
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  28 February 1896
Age: 56 years 
Usual Occupation: Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Coal Mining
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Kelley FRANCIS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nancy Ann PIGMAN
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Mattie FRANCIS
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Heart Attack
Interval between onset and death:  Sudden
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  11 December 1952
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul (Coroner)
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  10 December 1952
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Carr Creek, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 18 December 1952
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John N. Taul, Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 January 2011