Date:   05 April 1956
Cert: #56-12606
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town:  Fisty - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Full Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.   County: Knott
City or Town:  Fisty     Residence on a Farm?:  Yes
Street Address:  (blank)     Residence inside City Limits?:  No
Full Name:  Robert Lee RITCHIE 
Date of Death:  05 April 1956 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  27 February 1883 
Age: 73 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:   Josha RITCHIE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nancy HALL
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  No
Social Security No.:  No
Informant:  Mrs. Robert RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Congestive Heart Failure
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to (b):  Arteriosclerosis
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 01 March 1956 to 05 April 1956, 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:  08 May 1956
Address:   Hazard, Ky.
Signature:   J. R. (illegible), M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:    07 April 1956
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:   Ritchie Cem.
Location:  Fisty, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   04 June 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky. 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 March 2012