Date:    06 January 1944
Cert:    04914 
Place of Death: County: Knott City or Town: Red Fox, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County:  Knott
City or Town:   Red Fox, Ky.     Rural 
Full Name:  Edward HAMMONDS 
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:  20 June 1925 
Age: 18 years, 06 months, 16 days
Birthplace:  Red Fox, Ky. 
Occupation:  Farming 
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Ben HAMMONDS 
Father Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Minnie ADAMS 
Mother Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Minnie REYNOLDS, Pinetop, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Bath, Ky. 
Date:  07 January 1944 
Signature of funeral director:  Family, Red Fox, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 26 February 1944 
Registrar's Signature:  Ida Livingston
Date of Death:  06 January 1944 
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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  (blank)
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Gun shot wound - No doctor present.  From account of death given by neighbors & family, this boy shot himself.
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  Suicide
Date of occurrence:  06 January 1944
Where did injury occur: Outside home in the yard
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  22 February 1944 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 13 November 2010