DEATH CERTIFICATE

BOYD GHENT

Date:  30 March 1947
Cert:  09281
Place of Death: County: Laurel  City or Town: East Bernstadt Rural
Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County:  Laurel
City or Town:  East Bernstadt Rural
Full Name:  Boyd GHENT
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  08 May 1884
Age: 62 years, 10 months, 22 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Ruben GHENT
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Nancyann SMITH
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant:  Mrs. Boyd GHENT,  East Bernstadt, Ky.
Burial Place:  East Bernstadt, Ky.
Date:  01 April 1947
Signature of funeral director: House Funeral Home, London, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  12 April 1947
Registrar's Signature:  Ruth Gaines
Date of Death:  30 March 1947
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 3:00 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Gun shot wound in head
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Being shot with shot gun in forehead
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: At home of Wm. McWhorter
While at work: no
Means of injury: Gun shot
Signature & Address: W. (E illegible) Bryant, Coroner, London, Ky.
Date signed:  31 March 1947
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 June 2010