DEATH CERTIFICATE

RAY RITCHIE

Date 15 June 1953
Cert:  15363
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town: Hazard
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Hurst Snyder Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky. County: Knott
City or Town:  Fisty
Full Name:  Ray RITCHIE
Date of Death:  15 June 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  (blank)
Age: 47 years
Usual Occupation: Laborer
Kind of Industry or business: Factory
Birthplace:  Ky.
Father's Name:  Felix RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Mary RITCHIE
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Mrs. Ray RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Pulmonary Edema
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Cerebral Embolism
Other significant conditions: Oral Bleeding
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
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 15 June 1953 to 15 June 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 15 June 1953, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10:45 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  18 June 1953
Address:  Hazard, Ky.
Signature:  Oris Aaron, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  19 June 1953
Name of Cemetery or Creamatory:  Ritchie Cemetery
Location:  Fisty, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  18 June 1953
Registrar's Signature:  George P. Surer
Funeral director and address:  Engle Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky., Wm. Engle, Jr.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 21 February 2010