Date:   31 July 1943
Cert:   15256 
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: Fisty
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town:  Fisty
Full Name:  Douglas RITCHIE
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Cora RITCHIE
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  28 May 1895
Age: 48 years, 02 months, 03 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:  Farmer
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Maggard RITCHIE
Father Birthplace:  Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Mary YOUNG
Mother Birthplace:  Ky.
Informant:  Mrs. Cora RITCHIE, Fisty, Ky.
Burial Place:  Fisty, Ky.
Date:  02 August 1943
Signature of funeral director: Engles sold casket, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  30 March 1945
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft Per B. Carns
Date of Death:  31 July 1943
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Tuberculosis of throat
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: J. R. Aker, M.D., Anco, Ky.
Date signed:  28 March 1945
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 25 October 2010