Date:    28 March 1948
Cert:    08271 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Rural
Street Number or Location:  Talcum, Ky.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Rural     If rural give precinct:  P.O. Talcum, Ky. 
Full Name:   Isaac RITCHIE 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  13 March 1923
Age:  25 years, 10 months, 15 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Bud RITCHIE 
Father Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Lona COMBS 
Mother Birthplace:   Ky. 
Informant:  Ova RITCHIE, Talcum, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Talcum, Ky. 
Date:  31 March 1948 
Signature of funeral director:  Joe Greer, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  31 March 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  28 March 1948 
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 4 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Gun shot wound.  Sudden homicide 
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:  S. M. Richie, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  31 March 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 28 December 2010