Date:    17 July 1945
Cert:    21795 
Place of Death: County: Knott  City or Town: Lackey, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Mem. Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Floyd
City or Town:  Wayland 
Full Name:  Louis KEEN 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:   16 February 1941  
Age:  14 years, 05 months, 01 days
Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Student 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Clayton KEEN 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Ella PARKER 
Mother Birthplace:   Floyd Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Clayton KEEN, Wayland, Ky. 
Burial Place:    Wayland, Ky. 
Date:   19 July 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 27 October 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  17 July 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 17 July 1945 to 17 July 1945, that I last saw him alive on 17 July 1945, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10:30 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Gunshot wound of brain 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence:  17 July 1945
Where did injury occur:  In field on farm
While at work:  yes
Means of injury: Gun in hands of small child
Signature & Address: G. A. Stumbo, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  27 October 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 29 November 2010