Date:  29 May 1951
Cert:  10233 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): All of life
Street address or location: Handshoe, Ky.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Rural     If rural give precinct:  Handshoe, Ky.  
Full Name:  Wiley HOWARD
Date of Death:  29 May 1951
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  unknown
Age:  app. 65 years
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Farming
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Ira HOWARD
Mother's Maiden Name:  Lizza CONLEY
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Woots HOWARD
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Dropsey
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  31 May 1951
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  30 May 1951
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Bailey Cemetery
Location:  Handshoe, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  31 May 1951
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address: John N. Taul, Director, Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 January 2011