Date:  01 December 1954
Cert:  24838 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Larkslane - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Larkslane - Rural     If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Tom R. HIGGARD 
Date of Death:  01 December 1954 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married 
Date of Birth:  22 December 1885 
Age:  68 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Arkansas 
Father's Name:  (blank) 
Mother's Maiden Name:  (blank)
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (illegible)
Informant:  Mrs. McKinley BATES 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cardiac Decompensation
Interval between onset and death: 01 month ? (transcribed as written)
Due to (b):  Chr. asthmatic bronchitis
Interval between onset and death: 15 years ? (transcribed as written)
Due to (c):  Emphysema
Interval between onset and death: 15 years ? (transcribed as written)
Autopsy:  (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 03 December 1952 to 23 November 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 23 November 1954, and that death occurred at 1:00 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  06 December 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  03 December 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Draughn
Location:  Garner, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 06 December 1954
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 February 2011