DEATH CERTIFICATE

BRUCE FRANKLIN

Date  11 January 1940
Cert:  01959
Place of Death: County: Knott Co.     City or Town: Lackey, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town: Mousie, Ky.
Full Name:  Bruce FRANKLIN
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: 403-03-2358
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Stella Terry FRANKLIN
Age of husband or wife if alive:  32 years
Birth date of deceased:  09 January 1902
Age: 38 years, 01 months, 02 days
Birthplace:  Carr, Ky., Knott Co.
Occupation:  Miner
Industry or business: Elkhorn Coal Co.
Father Name:  (B---illegible) FRANKLIN
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Francis KELLY
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Informant/Address:  Bonny TERRY, Mousie, Ky.
Burial Place:  Carr, Ky.
Date:  13 January 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  (blank)
Registrar's Signature:  (blank)
Date of Death:  11 January 1940
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 24 December 1939 to 11 January 1940, that I last saw him alive on 11 January 1940, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 8:00 a.m.
Immediate cause of death: Gun Shot wound of Head
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Date of occurrence: 24 December 1939
Where did injury occur: Public Place
While at work: No
Means of injury: Pistol
Signature & Address: C. B. Ison, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  19 January 1940
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 17 August 2010