DEATH CERTIFICATE

REBECCA SEXTON

Date:  29 October 1948
Cert:   23511 
Place of Death: County:  Letcher     City or Town:   Colson
Street No. or Location:  Colson
Length of stay in hospital or community:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Letcher
City or Town:   Colson     If rural give precinct:  Colson 
Full Name:   Rebecca SEXTON
If Veteran Name War:  (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Bennie SEXTON 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  53 years
Birth date of deceased:  not known-about 1913 
Age:  35 (?) years (transcribed as written)
Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:   House wife 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  P. TAYLOR 
Father Birthplace:   Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Mary GIBSON   
Mother Birthplace:   Ky. 
Informant:   Mrs. Corsie BATES (step-daughter),  Jackhorn, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Greasy Fork-Knott Co. 
Date:   31 October 1948 
Signature of funeral director:  Family, Colson, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   05 November 1948 
Registrar's Signature:   E. M. Collins 
Date of Death:  29 October 1948 
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 6 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:   Carcinoma of Uterus 
Duration:  (?)  (transcribed as written)
Due to:  (from investigation)
Major findings of operations:  Had been to Cancer Clinic-Lexington, Ky.
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  (blank)
Date of occurrence:  (blank)
Where did injury occur:  (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury:  (blank)
Signature & Address:  R. D. Collins, M.D., Whitesburg, Ky.
Date signed:   05 November 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 01 July 2010