DEATH CERTIFICATE

RICHARD MORTON

Date:  02 July 1940
Cert:  19751
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town:  Cody
Name of Hospital or Institution: Home
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County:  Knott
City or Town:  Cody
Full Name:  Richard MORTON
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Mary MORTON
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  17 April 1866
Age: 74 years, 02 months, 28 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Henry MORTON
Father Birthplace:  Tennessee
Mother Maiden Name:  Polly GIBSON
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Informant/Address:  Mary MORTON, Cody, Ky.
Burial Place:  Stamper graveyard
Date:  03 July 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: Sam Stamper, Litt Carr
Date received by local registrar:  20 August 1940
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  02 July 1940
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 02 July 1940 to 02 July 1940, that I last saw him alive on 02 July 1940, and that death occurred on the date stated above at (illegible)
Immediate cause of death:  Cancer of Stomach Tuberculosis
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: Guy C. Pinckley, Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 28 August 2010