Date:  18 January 1952
Cert:  03229 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Hindman
Length of stay (in this place): 30 years
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  John M. HALE
Date of Death:  18 January 1952
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  06 March 1898
Age:  53 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Farming
Birthplace:  Ky.
Father's Name:  Alex HALE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Fannie ALLEN
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  No
Social Security No.: None
Informant:  Mrs. John HALE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Acute Myocardial Insufficiency
Interval between onset and death: 24 hours
Due to: car pulmonale
Interval between onset and death: 06 months
Due to: chronic asthmatic bronchitis
Interval between onset and death: unk.
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 28 June 1948 to 14 January 1952, that I last saw the deceased alive on 06 January 1952, and that death occurred at 12:00 noon, from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  04 February 1952
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  20 January 1952
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Knott County, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 04 February 1952
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Charles L. Hornsby, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 January 2011