Date:  19 May 1954
Cert:  #16287 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Ritchie
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Ritchie    If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Tom RITCHIE 
Date of Death:  19 May 1954 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Widow
Date of Birth:  not given 
Age:  86 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace: Knott Co., Ky. 
Father's Name:  Ben RITCHIE 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Anna ? (transcribed as written) 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  Wm. OWENS
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Hypertensive & arteriosclerotic heart disease
Interval between onset and death: 01 year
Due to (b):  Hypertension
Interval between onset and death: 20 years
Due to (c):  arteriosclerosis
Interval between onset and death: 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 25 July 1953 to 09 April 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 08 December 1953, and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  01 June 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  20 May 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Singleton Cemetery
Location:  Ritchie, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 24 May 1954
Registrar's Signature: Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 12 March 2011