DEATH CERTIFICATE

CURMAN RICHIE

Date 14 March 1949
Cert:  14960
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town: Dwarf
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky. County: Knott
City or Town:  Dwarf
Full Name:  Curman RICHIE
Date of Death:  14 March 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  27 July 1922
Age: 22 years
Usual Occupation:  (blank)
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Knott
Father's Name:  Ben RICHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Arminda FRANCIS
Was deceased in ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Harm RICHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Gun shot wound in stomach
Interval between onset and death: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings for operation: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: accident (suicide lined through)
Place of injury: Home
City or Town, County, State: Dwarf, Perry, Ky.
Time of Injury: 13 March 1949 8:30 p.m.
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Gun went off while looking at it
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on 14 March 1949, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 1:30 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  (blank)
Address:  Hazard, Ky.
Signature:  Ed M. (illegible)
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  17 March 1949
Name of Cemetery or Creamatory:  Richie
Location:  Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 30 June 1949
Registrar's Signature:  Helen C. Burriss
Funeral director and address:  Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 16 February 2010