Date:  08 March 1949
Cert:  07769 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Hindman
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  William MESSER
Date of Death:  08 March 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  18 April 1868
Age:  80 years
Usual Occupation:  (blank)
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Knott Co, Ky.
Father's Name:  Lidge MESSER
Mother's Maiden Name:  Sallie MAGGARD
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant: (blank)
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  myocardial insufficiency
Interval between onset and death: 14 days
Due to (b): coronary artery disease
Interval between onset and death: unknown
Due to (c): arteriosclerosis
Interval between onset and death: unknown
Other significant conditions: chr. osteoarthritis
Interval between onset and death: unknown
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 15 February 1948 to 22 February 1949, that I last saw the deceased alive on 22 February 1949, and that death occurred at 2:00 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  04 April 1949
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  10 March 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Holliday
Location:  Perry, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 11 April 1949
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Engles, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 07 January 2011