Date:    30 March 1947
Cert:    29107 
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     Rural 
Full Name:  Joe HIGGINS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, Black, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Rachel FRANCIS HIGGINS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 78 years
Birth date of deceased:  24 September 1872 
Age:  74 years, 06 months, 06 days
Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Mail Carrier 
Industry or business:  U.S. Mail Service
Father Name:  Tom HAGANS 
Father Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Nancy ISON 
Mother Birthplace:   Letcher Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Tom HAGAN, Red Fox, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Hagans Cem.
Date:  01 April 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Engles, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  14 June 1948
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  30 March 1947 
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:  apoplexy
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Hypertension
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:  J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  14 May 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 18 December 2010