DEATH CERTIFICATE

Mrs. MELISSA STACY RAKES

Date:  26 May 1947
Cert:  10681
Place of Death: County: Fayette     City or Town: Lexington
Hospital or Institution: St. Joseph's Hospital
Length of stay in community: 12 years
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Fayette
City or Town:  Lexington     Street No:  242 College View Ave.
Full Name:  Mrs. Melissa STACY RAKES
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: None
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Frank RAKES
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  18 June 1910
Age: 36 years, 11 months, 08 days
Birthplace:  Hindman, Ky.
Occupation:  At Home
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  William STACY
Father Birthplace:  Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Jeanie
Mother Birthplace:  Ky. 
Informant:  Frank RAKES, 242 College View Ave.
Burial Place:  Lexington Cem.
Date:  28 May 1947
Signature of funeral director: W. R. Milward, Lexington, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  27 May 1947
Registrar's Signature:  D. A. Furlong
Date of Death:  26 May 1947
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 10 November 1946 to 26 May 1947, that I last saw him alive on 25 May 1947, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 5:53 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  carcinoma (illegible)
Duration: 04 months
Due to: carcinoma of cervix uteri      Duration:  01 year
Major findings of operations: Stage 4 carcinoma of cervix
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: Eugene Todd, Jr., M.D., 190 N. Upper St., Lex.
Date signed: 26 May 1947
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 June 2010