Date:  17 October 1949
Cert:  27549 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Handshoe
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Floyd
City or Town: Handshoe, Ky.     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Alonzo SHEPHERD
Date of Death:  17 October 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  27 February 1911
Age:  38 years
Usual Occupation: (blank)
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Handshoe
Father's Name:  Abe SHEPHERD
Mother's Maiden Name:  Elizabeth TERRY
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  (?Laken? illegible) TERRY
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Gun shot would
Interval between onset and death:  Died instantly
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Homicide
Place of injury: About home of killer
City or Town, County, State: Handshoe, Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 17 October 1949 Day time
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Deceased came to killer's home - they had a few words & this man was shot
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  14 February 1950
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  20 October 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family
Location:  Handshoe, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  15 February 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John C. Hall, Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 08 January 2011