DEATH CERTIFICATE

CORA MESSER

Date:  09 April 1944
Cert:  10054
Place of Death: County: Letcher Co.  City or Town: Neon, Ky.
Hospital or Institution:  Fleming Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: (blank)
City or Town:  Rural     If rural give precinct:  Neon
Full Name:  Cora MESSER 
If Veteran Name War: No
Social Security No.:  None
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  Don't know
Age: 20 years, ? months, ? days [sic]
Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Occupation:  House Work
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Robert MESSER
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Linda COMBS
Mother Birthplace:  Perry Co.
Informant:  John AINI, Bulan, Ky.
Burial Place:  Vest, Ky.
Date:  13 April 1944
Signature funeral director: Evans Funeral Home, Whitesburg, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 28 April 1944
Registrar's Signature:  E. M. Collins
Date of Death:  09 April 1944
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 08 April 1944 to 09 April 1944, that I last saw her alive on 09 April 1944, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 1:50 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Toxemia
Duration: (blank)
Due to: Abscess on right side of face which was due to small pimple (illegible)     Duration:  06 days
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: Ed G. Skaggs, M.D., Fleming, Ky.
Date signed:  10 April 1944
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 June 2010