Date:  13 January 1955
Cert:  #03214
Place of Death: County: Knott    City or Town: Sassafras - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): 08
Street Address or Location:  Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town: Sassafras - Rural     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name: Rachael RITCHIE
Date of Death:  13 January 1955
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Widow
Date of Birth:  04 July 1878
Age: 86 years
Usual Occupation:  (blank)
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Ritchie, Ky.
Father's Name:  Frank COMBS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Vina RITCHIE
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  (blank)
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease, decompensated
Interval between onset and death: 6-7 years
Due to (b): Hypertension
Interval between onset and death:  15 years
Due to (c): Arteriosclerosis, general
Interval between onset and death:  15-20 years
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 30 August 1948 to 27 December 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 13 November 1954, and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  02 February 1955
Address:  Hindman, Kentucky
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  15 January 1955
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Cornett Hill
Location:  Sassafras, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 01 February 1955
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  Frank Fugate (Neighbor and Minister), Fisty  (Note on side of DC--Casket purchased from Mr. Red Brashear, Viper, Kentucky.  Funeral Pres. led by Frank Fugate, Fisty, Ky.)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 10 June 2011