Date:   20 November 1941
Cert:   29464
Place of Death: County: Knott Co.   City or Town: Lackey, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Floyd
City or Town:  Garrett, Ky.
Full Name:  Arnold PRATER
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: 400-09-6693
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Anis PRATER
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  24 July 1917
Age: 24 years, 03 months, 26 days
Birthplace:  Hueysville, Ky.
Occupation:  Miner
Industry or business: Central Elkhorn Coal Co.
Father Name:  John PRATER
Father Birthplace:  Floyd Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Elizabeth RATLIFF
Mother Birthplace:  Floyd
Informant:   Anis PRATER, Garrett, Ky.
Burial Place:  Garrett, Ky.
Date:  22 November 1941
Signature of funeral director:  O. T. Lemaster, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  (blank)
Registrar's Signature:  (blank)
Date of Death:  20 November 1941
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 20 November 1941 to 20 November 1941, that I last saw him alive on 20 November 1941, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 5:10 p.m.
Immediate cause of death: Car wreck
Duration: (blank)
Due to: Fractured skull over right ear
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur:  public highway
While at work: no
Means of injury: fractured skull
Signature & Address: O. T. Lemaster, F. D., Martin, Ky.
Date signed:  (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 October 2010