Date:  27 February 1951
Cert:  03275 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
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:  Beecher MESSER
Date of Death:  27 February 1951
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  unknown
Age:  approx. 35 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Farming
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Robt. MESSER
Mother's Maiden Name:  Linda COMBS
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Mrs. Beecher MESSER
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Broken neck & fracture skull
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Place of injury:  Handshoe, Ky.
City or Town, County, State: Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 28 February 1951 5 p.m. (transcribed as written)
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
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:  01 March 1951
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  Jno. N. Taul, Coroner
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  01 March 1951
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family Cemetery
Location:  Handshoe, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 01 March 1951
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Hindman Funeral Home, John N. Taul, Director
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 21 January 2011