Date:  16 August 1949
Cert:  27837
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Ritchie, Ky. Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky    County: Knott
City or Town:  Ritchie  Rural      Street Address: Clear Creek
Full Name:  Darcus OWENS
Date of Death:  16 August 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Date of Birth:  1896
Age:  53 years
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Kind of Industry or business: Keeping House
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Father's Name:  (blank)
Mother's Maiden Name:  (blank)
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.: None
Informant: (blank)
Disease or condition directly leading to death: (blank)
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Cancer
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: (blank)
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:  14 September 1950
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  18 August 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Ritchie Cemetery
Location:  Ritchie, Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 14 September 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 07 January 2011