DEATH CERTIFICATE

VENICE GIBSON

Date  11 May 1943
Cert:  10749
Place of Death: County: Floyd     City or Town: Martin
Hospital or Institution:  Martin General Hosp.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County:  Floyd
City or Town:  Melvin
Full Name:  Venice GIBSON
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Willis GIBSON
Age of husband or wife if alive:  23 years
Birth date of deceased:  26 February 1922
Age: 21 years, 02 months, 15 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  (blank)
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Melvin HOLBROOK
Father Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Lena HALL
Mother Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky.
Informant:  Willis GIBSON, Melvin, Ky.
Burial Place:   Kite, Ky.
Date:  14 May 1943
Signature of funeral director: W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  14 May 1943
Registrar's Signature:  Winifred Norris
Date of Death:  11 May 1943
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 08 May 1943 to 11 May 1943, that I last saw her alive on 11 May 1943, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7:40 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Puerperal sepsis
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: Edward R. Cadden, M.D., Martin
Date signed:  (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 31 May 2010