Date:   12 April 1941
Cert:   10598 
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: 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: Upper Caney Creek 
Full Name:   Clay HUFF (Slone-Illegitimate) His mother later on married John Huff
If Veteran Name War: not none
Social Security No.: 402-16-1909
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Frona SLONE
Age of husband or wife if alive:  54 years
Birth date of deceased:  31 January 1878
Age: 63 years, 03 months, 12 days  
Birthplace:  Raven, Ky., Knott Co.
Occupation:  Farming
Industry or business: on farm
Father Name:  Henry C. SLONE
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Pop TURNER
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant:  Carl HUFF, Wayland, Ky.
Burial Place:  Pippapass, Ky.
Date:  13 April 1941
Signature of funeral director:  none
Date received by local registrar:  17 April 1941
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  12 April 1941
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 13 April 1941 to 13 April 1941, that I last saw him alive on was dead, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 2 p.m. Immediate cause of death:  Shot to death at 2 p.m., 12 April 1941 died instantly.  I examined dead body 13 April at 2 p.m. 1941
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of autopsy:  Four bullet holes in body
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Date of occurrence: 12 April at 2 p.m. 1941
Where did injury occur: on road near home
While at work: no
Means of injury: Shot by an enemy
Signature & Address: Mary Dempsey, Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  15 April 1941
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 October 2010