Date:  06 June 1954
Cert:  26523 
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: Rural (Topmost)
Length of stay (in this place):  Life
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Topmost - Rural     If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Gertrude JOHNSON 
Date of Death:  06 June 1954 
Sex, Color/Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Never Married
Date of Birth:  07 December 1928
Age:  25 years 
Usual Occupation:  None
Kind of Industry or business: None
Birthplace:  Ky. 
Father's Name:  Berlin JOHNSON 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Sarah Bell LITTLE 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  (blank) 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Bullett went thru heart
Interval between onset and death:  instant
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Place of injury: On hill
City or Town, County, State: Topmost, Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 06 June 1954, 12 a.m.
Injury occurred at work:  Not while at work
How did injury occur: Self Inflicted Gun Shot
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:  10 June 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul (Funeral Director)
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  08 June 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Topmost, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  24 February 1955
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John N. Taul, Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 February 2011