DEATH CERTIFICATE

NICK PERRY

Date  26 December 1942
Cert:  02296
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town: Hazard
Hospital or Institution:  Hazard Hospital Co.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Perry
City or Town: Blue Diamond
Full Name:  Nick PERRY
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Mary PERRY
Age of husband or wife if alive:  24 years
Birth date of deceased:  06 February 1916
Age: 26 years
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Coal Miner
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Robert PERRY
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Jane SLONE
Mother Birthplace:  Knott County
Informant:  Mary PERRY, Blue Diamond
Burial Place:  Kite, Ky.
Date:  28 December 1942
Signature of funeral director: Engle Und. & Hdwe., Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  15 January 1943
Registrar's Signature:  Anna L. Boulos
Date of Death:  26 December 1942
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 24 December 1942 to 26 December 1942, that I last saw him alive on 26 December 1942, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 1 p.m.
Immediate cause of death: Baselar fracture of skull
Duration: 03 days
Due to:  Gunshot wound of neck
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Date of occurrence: 24 December 1942
Where did injury occur: Roadhouse
While at work: No
Means of injury: Shot with pistol
Signature & Address: Chris S. Jackson, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  26 December 1942
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 May 2010