Date:  10 February 1954
Cert:  #05345
Place of Death: County: Knott  City or Town: Lackey, Ky., Rural
Length of stay (in this place): 02 weeks
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town: Mousie     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Jonah SALYER
Date of Death:  10 February 1954
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  07 March 1877
Age: 76 years
Usual Occupation:  Merchant
Kind of Industry or business: Retail
Birthplace:  Va.
Father's Name:  Wilburn SALYER
Mother's Maiden Name:  Luna NICKLES
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  (Al___ illegible)
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Uremia (illegible)
Interval between onset and death:  (illegible)
Due to:  Chronic (Nep___ illegible)
Other significant conditions: Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  (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 20 January 1954 to 10 February 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 10 February 1954, and that death occurred at 3:00 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  19 February 1954
Address:  Lackey, Ky.
Signature:  Eldon Dykes, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  13 February 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Family Cemetery
Location:  Leburn, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 05 March 1954
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Charles L. Hornsby, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 17 March 2011