Date:   13 May 1956
Cert: #56-12610
Place of Death: County: Knott Co.    City or Town: Vest - Rural
Length of stay (in this place):  02 yrs.
Full Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman             Residence on a Farm?: Yes
Street Address: (blank)     Residence inside City Limits?:  No
Full Name:   Christene RITCHIE
Date of Death:   13 May 1956
Sex, Color/Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Never Married
Date of Birth:   19 February 1941
Age: 15 years
Usual Occupation:  no
Kind of Industry or business:  no
Birthplace:   Hindman, Ky.
Father's Name:   Ishmall RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Reuthine SHEPHERD
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:   Ishmall RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Fractured Skull
Interval between onset and death:  Sudden
Due to: (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Describe How Injury Occurred: Car Accident
Time of Injury: 8 a.m., 13 May 1956
Injury occurred at work: Not White at Work
Place of Injury: (blank)
City, Town, or Location - Count - State: Vest, Knott, Ky.
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  (blank)
Address:  Hindman
Signature:  John Everage, Coroner, Knott Co.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  1956
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family
Location:  Hindman, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  04 June 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John Everage
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 04 April 2012