DEATH CERTIFICATE

WINTON HALE

Date  10 April 1942
Cert:  12349
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town: Hazard
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Hazard Hospital Co.
Length of stay in hospital or community:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Hindman
Full Name:  Winton HALE
If Veteran Name War:  (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  24 December 1892
Age: 49 years
Birthplace:  Colson, Letcher Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business:  Farming
Father Name:  W. G. HALE
Father Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Nannie E. JONES
Mother Birthplace:  Scott Co., Va.
Informant:  Jason OWENS, Diablock, Ky.
Burial Place:  Hindman, Ky.
Date:  11 April 1942
Signature of funeral director:  Engles, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  01 May 1942
Registrar's Signature:  Anna (illegible)
Date of Death:  10 April 1942
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 09 April 1942 to 10 April 1942, that I last saw him alive on 10 April 1942, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7:10 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Shock
Due to:  Gunshot wound of (illegible) stomach, spleen and liver
Major findings of operations:  above
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  Homicide
Date of occurrence: 09 April 1942
Where did injury occur:  Main St., Hindman, Ky.
While at work:  No
Means of injury:  Gunshot
Signature:  J. E. Hagan, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  20 April 1942
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 February 2010