Date:  12 April 1956
Cert:  #56-7909
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street Address or Location:  Mousie, Ky.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town: Rural     Street Address:  Mousie, Ky.
Full Name:  Donald Lee RITCHIE
Date of Death:  12 April 1956
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Never Married
Date of Birth:  23 October 1940
Age: 15 years
Usual Occupation:  Student
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  Adam RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Chloey COMBS
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Chloey RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Hodgkin's Disease
Interval between onset and death: 03 months
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 22 March 1948 to 07 April 1956, that I last saw the deceased alive on 07 April 1956, and that death occurred at 10:00 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:   20 April 1956
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  15 April 1956
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Combs Cemetery
Location:  Mousie, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  18 April 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  Eastin Richey, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 25 March 2012