Date:    26 June 1948
Cert:    21271 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Lackey
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Mem.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Floyd
City or Town:  Garrett 
Full Name:  John S. HANCOCK 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Alta HANCOCK
Age of husband or wife if alive: 27 years
Birth date of deceased:  28 May 1916 
Age:  32 years, 00 months, 28 days
Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner (Coal) 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Luke HANCOCK 
Father Birthplace:  Pulaski Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Lena MCKEY
Mother Birthplace:  Pulaski Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Lawrence HANCOCK, Garrett, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Garrett, Ky. 
Date:  28 June 1948 
Signature of funeral director:  G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   27 October 1948
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  28 June 1948 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 26 June 1948 to 26 June 1948, that I last saw him alive on 26 June 1948, and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Respiratory failure
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Head injury
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: auto accident
Signature & Address:  C. M. Aker, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  25 October 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 27 December 2010