DEATH CERTIFICATE

KELCE SHEPHERD

Date  05 January 1950
Cert:  00382
Place of Death: County: Fayette     City or Town: Lexington
Length of stay in hospital or community:
Name of Hospital or Institution:  St. Joseph Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky. County: Knott
City or Town: Ritchie
Full Name:  Kelce SHEPHERD
Date of Death:  05 January 1950
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  27 August 1908
Age: 41 years
Usual Occupation:  Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Mines
Birthplace:  Magoffin County, Ky.
Father's Name:  Joe SHEPHERD
Mother's Maiden Name:  Susie COMBS
Was deceased in ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.:  None
Informant:  Wm. SHEPHERD
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  glioblastoma, cerebral, (illegible)
Interval between onset and death:  6 - 9 mos.
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: 16 December 1949
Major findings for operation: as above     Autopsy:  Yes
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 11 December 1949 to 05 January 1950, that I last saw the deceased alive on 05 January 1950, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 8:35 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  11 January 1950
Address:  109 (illegible), Lex., Ky.
Signature:  Ralph J. (illegible), M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Removal
Date:  05 January 1950
Name of Cemetery or Creamatory:  Ritchie Cemetery
Location:  Ritchie, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 26 January 1950
Registrar's Signature:  D. A. Furlong
Funeral director and address:  Maggard & Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 17 February 2010