DEATH CERTIFICATE

 OSCAR S. HALE

Date:   08 December 1950
Cert:   27236 
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town:  Jeff
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Perry
City or Town:  Jeff     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Oscar S. HALE
Date of Death:  08 December 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  22 August 1901
Age: 49 years, 03 months, 16 days
Usual Occupation:  Saleman
Kind of Industry or business: Hardware
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  William HALE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Bell MULLINS
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Ophelia HALE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Gun Shot
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Self inflicted  
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: no
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Place of injury: Home
City or Town, County, State: Jeff, Perry, Ky.
Time of Injury: 08 December 1950
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  14 December 1950
Address:  Hazard, Ky.
Signature:  Riley Townsend, Acting Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  10 December 1950
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Englewood Cemetery
Location:  Perry Co., Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 30 December 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Georgia Pendleton
Funeral director & address:  Engle Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 July 2010