Date:  10 April 1953
Cert:  15050 
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: Vest, Ky.  Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Vest, Ky.    If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Henderson D. SHEPHERD 
Date of Death:  10 April 1953 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  02 April 1878 
Age:  75 years 
Usual Occupation:  Retired Teacher
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Father's Name:  John Riley SHEPHERD 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Irene SMITH 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  Leanner SHEPHERD 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Hypertensive & arteriosclerotic heart disease
Interval between onset and death: 06 years
Due to (b):  Hypertension
Interval between onset and death: unknown
Due to (c):  arteriosclerosis
Other significant conditions: chronic nephritis
Interval between onset and death: 05 years
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 15 March 1948 to 15 March 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 15 March 1953, and that death occurred at 5:45 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  13 April 1953
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  D. G. Barker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  11 April 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Holliday Cemetery
Location:  Ary, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 31 July 1953
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 11 February 2011