Date:    21 February 1947
Cert:    20406 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Vest, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky  County: Knott
City or Town:  Carrie, Ky.
Full Name:  Sylvania RITCHIE 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  John RITCHIE
Age of husband or wife if alive: 76 years
Birth date of deceased:  unknown 
Age:  76 years
Birthplace:  Breathitt Co.
Occupation:  Housewife 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  J. K. NOBLE 
Father Birthplace:  Breathitt Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Polly HUDSON 
Mother Birthplace:   Breathitt Co., Ky. 
Informant:   M. F. KELLEY, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Dobson Cemetery, Vest, Ky.
Date:  23 February 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends, Vest & Carrie, Ky. 
Date received by local registrar: 29 September 1947 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  21 February 1947 
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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Lobar pneumonia 
Duration: 08 days
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:  M. F. Kelley, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  26 September 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 December 2010