Date:  16 August 1950
Cert:  16731 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Ritchie
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town: Ritchie     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Leander RITCHIE
Date of Death:  16 August 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White,Widowed
Date of Birth:  16 January 1871
Age:  79 years, 07 months
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: Truck farm
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Father's Name:  Sam RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  unknown
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  John RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Myocarditis
Interval between onset and death:  year
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  19 August 1950
Address:  Hazard
Signature:  J. C. Coldiron
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  20 August 1950
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Owens
Location:  Knott County, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 21 August 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 January 2011