Date:    21 September 1944
Cert:    27648 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Amburgey, Ky.
Street Number or Location:  Rural
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town: Amburgey, Ky.     Street No.:  Rural 
Full Name:  James LAYNE 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Ollie FRANKLIN LAYNE
Age of husband or wife if alive: 26 years
Birth date of deceased:  09 October 1915 
Age:  28 years, 11 months, 12 days
Birthplace:  Newport, Tenn. 
Occupation:   Miner 
Industry or business:  Working in mine
Father Name:  James LANE 
Father Birthplace:  Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Rachel KINSLEY  
Mother Birthplace:  Ky. 
Informant:  Mrs. Ollie LANE, Amburgey
Burial Place:  Amburgey, Ky. 
Date:  24 September 1944 
Signature of funeral director:  Maggards, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 04 December 1944 
Registrar's Signature:  Ida Livingston Rose B. Craft Acting Reg.
Date of Death:  21 September 1944 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 6:30 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Gun shot.  Wife left man sitting by fire & when she returned he was sitting dead in his chair with gun clutched in his hands 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Date of occurrence: 21 September 1944
Where did injury occur: In the home
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: Gun
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  08 December 1944 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 November 2010