DEATH CERTIFICATE

BERTHA NIECE

Date:  19 October 1947
Cert:  24825 
Place of Death: County: Letcher     City or Town:  Colson
Street No. or Location:  Colson
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Letcher
City or Town:  Colson     If rural give precinct:  Colson
Full Name:  Bertha NIECE
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Willie NIECE (husband)
Age of husband or wife if alive:  44 (?) (transcribed as written)
Birth date of deceased:  ? 1898 (?) (transcribed as written)
Age: about 49 years, (?) months, (?) days (transcribed as written)
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  House wife
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  George GIBSON
Father Birthplace:  Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Tishia COLLINS
Mother Birthplace:  Ky.
Informant:  Virgie C. COLLINS (neighbor), May, Ky.
Burial Place:  Colson, Ky.
Date:  21 October 1947
Signature of funeral director: Family & Friends, Colson, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  01 November 1947
Registrar's Signature:  E. M. Collins
Date of Death:  19 October 1947
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 7 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Undetermined - probably a cardiac disorder
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (on investigation)
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: R. D. Collins, M.D., Whitesburg, Ky.
Date signed:  01 November 1947
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 June 2010