Date:  02 March 1956
Cert: #56-7912
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Fisty - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street Address or Location:  Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Fisty     Residence on a Farm: No
Street Address: (blank)      Residence inside City Limits?:  No
Full Name:  Eli W. RITCHIE
Date of Death:  02 March 1956
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Widowed
Date of Birth:  27 December 1870
Age: 85 years
Usual Occupation:  Teacher
Kind of Industry or business:  Grade School
Birthplace:   Ky.
Father's Name:  John RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Synthia HALL
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  E. L. RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Cerebral Hemorrhage Known 1st attack last sudden
Interval between onset and death:  12 minutes
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 01 March 1956 to 01 March 1956, that I last saw the deceased alive on 01 March 1956, and that death occurred at 8 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:   06 March 1956 
Address:  Hazard, Ky.
Signature:   Sm. Richie, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  04 March 1956 
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Fisty Cemetery
Location:   Fisty, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  14 April 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone 
Funeral director & address:  Engle Funeral Home, Wm. Engle, Jr., Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 March 2012