Date:    25 February 1947
Cert:    09219 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Ivis, Ky.   Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Ivis     Rural 
Full Name:  Joseph PIGMAN 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Widow
Husband or Wife of:  Frances JONES
Age of husband or wife if alive: Deceased
Birth date of deceased:  26 March 1858 
Age:  88 years
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Campbell PIGMAN 
Father Birthplace:  Kentucky 
Mother Maiden Name:   Margaret CORNETT 
Mother Birthplace:   Kentucky 
Informant:   Wallace SMITH, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Ivis - Family Cem. 
Date:  26 February 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends & Neighbors, Ivis & surrounding territory
Date received by local registrar:  27 February 1947
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  25 February 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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Heart attack.  Man found dead in bed shortly after daylight - apparently had been dead only a short time
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
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:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman
Date signed:  03 March 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 December 2010