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
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