Date:    29 January 1946
Cert:    04587 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Hindman, Ky. Rural 
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman     Rural 
Full Name:  Elijah RITCHIE 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Rachel COMBS RITCHIE
Age of husband or wife if alive: 77 years
Birth date of deceased:  15 August 1869 
Age:  76 years, 04 months, 14 days
Birthplace:  Ritchie, Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Barber - Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Tommy RITCHIE 
Father Birthplace: Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Suse Ann RITCHIE 
Mother Birthplace:   Ritchie, Ky. 
Informant:  W. M. (his X mark) TOMLIN, Hindman, Ky.
Burial Place:   Robt. Cornett Cem., Sassafras
Date:  30 January 1946 
Signature of funeral director:  None
Date received by local registrar: 08 February 1946 
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  29 January 1946 
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:  Pneumonia
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Age & Flu
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. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  08 February 1946 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 14 December 2010