DEATH CERTIFICATE

SIDNEY GEARHART

Date:  31 October 1946
Cert:  23582
Place of Death: County: Floyd     City or Town:  Langley
Street No. or Location:  (blank) 
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Floyd
City or Town:  Langley
Full Name: Sidney GEARHART
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Verna GEARHART
Age of husband or wife if alive:  26 years
Birth date of deceased:  10 August
Age: 47 years
Birthplace:  Knott County
Occupation:  Logger
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Elhannon GEARHART
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Kate VANDERPOOL
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Informant:  Verna GEARHEART, Langley, Ky.
Burial Place:  Knott Co.
Date:  02 November 1946
Signature of funeral director: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  29 November 1946
Registrar's Signature:  Lucy Ramsdell
Date of Death:  31 October 1946
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Skull Fracture
Duration: (blank) 
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: accident
Date of occurrence: 31 October 1946
Where did injury occur: In Log Woods
While at work: Yes
Means of injury:  Log
Signature & Address:  W. J. Ryan, Emb., Martin, Ky. 
Date signed:  01 November 1946
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 09 June 2010