DEATH CERTIFICATE

B. L. GAYHEART

Date  17 August 1948
Cert:  19412 
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town:  Hazard
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Hurst-Snyder 
Length of stay in hospital or community: 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Hindman
Full Name:  B. L. GAYHEART 
If Veteran Name War:  World War I
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Sallie GAYHEART 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  48 years 
Birth date of deceased:  15 February 1894 
Age:  54 years, 06 months, 02 days
Birthplace:  Floyd County 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Hood GAYHEART 
Father Birthplace:  Floyd 
Mother Maiden Name:  Kate GAYHEART 
Mother Birthplace:  Knott 
Informant:  Mrs. Sallie GAYHEART, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Hindman 
Date:  19 August 1948 
Signature of funeral director: Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  25 August 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Helen Burriss 
Date of Death:  17 August 1948 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 15 August 1948 to 17 August 1948, that I last saw him alive on 17 August 1948, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 11:25 a.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  Shock & Internal Thoracic hemorrhage from ruptured rt. lung
Due to:  Gun shot wound
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: unknown
Date of occurrence:  (blank)
Where did injury occur:  (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury:  (blank)
Signature: Paul W. Gutsche, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  24 August 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 February 2010