DEATH CERTIFICATE

PEARL MORTON

Date:  22 June 1940
Cert:  17475
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: P.O. Cody, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Letcher
City or Town:  Whitesburg
Full Name:  Pearl MORTON
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
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:  11 September 1911
Age: 28 years, 09 months, 11 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Telephone Operator
Industry or business: Bell Telephone Co.
Father Name:  John MORTON
Father Birthplace:  Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Martha COLLINS
Mother Birthplace:  Ky.
Informant/Address:  Cullen J. MORTON (Brother), Wheelwright, Ky.
Burial Place:  Cody, Ky.
Date:  23 June 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: Johnson Funeral Home, Whitesburg, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 01 July 1940
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  22 June 1940
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from time to time, that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 2:30 p.m.
Immediate cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (has been ill for 5 - 6 yrs.)
Duration: yrs.
Other conditions:  none
Major findings of operations: (illegible) at Louisville    Of Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: R. D. Collins, M.D., Whitesburg, Ky.
Date signed:  22 June 1940
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 28 August 2010