Date:  16 September 1949
Cert:  27724 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Ritchie, Ky. Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  At home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town: Ritchie  Rural     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Bettie OWENS
Date of Death:  16 September 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Date of Birth:  01 May 1888
Age: 61 years, months, days
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Kind of Industry or business: Home
Birthplace:  Viper, Ky.
Father's Name:  John Henry HALL
Mother's Maiden Name:  Patty PRATT
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.:  None
Informant:  Mrs. Corbett RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: (blank)
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Heart failure
Other significant conditions: (blank)
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  28 February 1950
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  18 September 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Ritchie Cemetery
Location:  Ritchie, Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  28 February 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address: Maggard & Blair Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 07 January 2011