DEATH CERTIFICATE

JOSEPH OWENS

Date  04 October 1928
Cert:  32216
Place of Death: Voting Pct.: M. Hospital, Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky.
Full Name:  Joseph OWENS
Residence:  Lackey, Ky.
Length of Residence in city where death occurred:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Louhettie OWENS
Date of Birth:  29 May 1888
Age: 40 years, 04 months, 05 days
Occupation:  Merchant
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father Name:  Milton OWENS
Birthplace Father:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Annie SLONE
Birthplace Mother:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant/Address:  Louhettie OWENS, Lackey, Ky.
Filed:  04 October 1928
Registrar:  J. C. Wright by W. P. Call
Death of Date:  04 October 1928
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 04 October 1928 to 04 October 1928, that I last saw him alive on 04 October 1928, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:30 p.m.
Cause of Death:  Fracture of skull due to violence struck (illegible) Homicide
Duration:  01 days 
Contributory:  (blank)
Duration:  (blank)
Where was disease contracted if not at place of death?: (blank)
Did an operation precede death: yes     Date: 04 October 1928
Was there an autopsy:  no
What test confirmed diagnosis: operation
Signed/Address:  Adam G. Osborne, M.D., 11 October 1928, Pikeville, Ky.
Place of Burial or Removal:  Lackie, Ky.
Date of Burial:  06 October 1928
Undertaker/Address:  J. W. Call & Son, Pikeville, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 March 2010