DEATH CERTIFICATE

MELBA HICKS

Date  24 July 1940
Cert:  02310
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: Lackey
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Floyd
City or Town:  Hippo Rural
Full Name: Melba HICKS
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  09 August 1923
Age: 16 years, 11 months, 15 days
Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Student
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Ruben M. HICKS
Father Birthplace:  Pyramid, Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Artie ALLEN
Mother Birthplace:  Langley, Ky.
Informant/Address:  Ruben HICKS, Hippo, Ky.
Burial Place:  Hippo, Ky.
Date:  26 July 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: none
Date received by local registrar:  28 January 1941
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  24 July 1940
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 9:00 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Appendicitis
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  W. L. Stumbo, Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 18 August 2010