Date:   10 October 1942
Cert:   11734 
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town:  (blank)
Full Name:  Delah MESSER
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Karew MESSER
Age of husband or wife if alive:   32 years
Birth date of deceased:  10 October 1912
Age: 29 years, 06 months, 10 days
Birthplace:  Breathitt Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Housewife
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Alfred MARSHELL
Father Birthplace: Breathitt Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  (illegible) LOVINS
Mother Birthplace:  Breathitt Co., Ky.
Informant:  Karew MESSER, Hindman
Burial Place:  (illegible) 
Date:  10 October 1942
Signature of funeral director: (blank), Hindman, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  20 May 1943
Registrar's Signature:  Ida Livingston
Date of Death:  10 October 1942
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 10 October 1942 to 01 October 1942, that I last saw her alive on 01 October 1942, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Tuberculosis of the lungs
Duration: (blank) 
Due to: (blank)
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: M. F. Kelley, M.D., Hindman
Date signed:  26 January 1943
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 17 October 2010