DEATH CERTIFICATE

SAMUEL SEXTON

Date 22 June 1948
Cert:  15017 
Place of Death: County:  Letcher      City or Town:  Colson
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank) 
Length of stay in hospital or community:  (blank) 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Beaver Dam, Ky.
Full Name:  Samuel SEXTON 
If Veteran Name War:  Yes
Social Security No.:  404-26-3043
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Bessie QUILLEN 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  18 years 
Birth date of deceased:  20 March 1927 
Age: 21 years, 03 months, 02 days
Birthplace:  Virginia 
Occupation:  Miner 
Industry or business:  Ben Potter Coal Co.
Father Name:  Riley SEXTON 
Father Birthplace:  Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Lovena TAYLOR 
Mother Birthplace:  Ky. 
Informant:  Bessie SEXTON, Colson, Ky. 
Burial Place:  Colson, Ky. 
Date:  24 June 1948 
Signature of funeral director: Archie Craft, Whitesburg, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  06 July 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  E. M. Collins 
Date of Death:  22 June 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 5:00 a.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  Crushed chest
Due to: Truck wreck 
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  accident
Date of occurrence:  22 June 1948
Where did injury occur:  Truck - rural highway
While at work:  yes
Means of injury:  Truck
Signature: Archie Craft, Coroner, Whitesburg, Ky.
Date signed:  03 July 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 February 2010