Date:    21 October 1947
Cert:    28503 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Dema
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott 
City or Town:  Dema 
Full Name:  Ishmael HOPKINS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Lena HOPKINS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 38 years
Birth date of deceased:  08 May 1914 
Age:  33 years, 05 months, 13 days
Birthplace:  Magoffin Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner (Coal) 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Hargis HOPKINS 
Father Birthplace:  Magoffin Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Nettie CARPENTER 
Mother Birthplace:   Magoffin Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Hargis HOPKINS, Fredville, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Dema, Ky. 
Date:  23 October 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 14 January 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  21 October 1947 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 21 October 1947 to 21 October 1947, that I last saw him alive on 21 October 1947, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:00 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Heart failure
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:  Dr. M. M. Collins, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  12 January 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 18 December 2010