Date:    05 July 1945
Cert:    19576 
Place of Death: County: Vest, Ky., Knott   City or Town: Rural
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:  Rural     Vest 
Full Name:  Sarah SHEPHERD 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Henderson SHEPHERD
Age of husband or wife if alive: 67 years
Birth date of deceased:  22 March 1882 
Age:  63 years, 03 months, 14 days
Birthplace:  Decoy, Ky. 
Occupation:  House wife 
Industry or business:  none
Father Name:  Elias SHEPHERD 
Father Birthplace:  Decoy, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Louisa MORGAN 
Mother Birthplace:   Kentucky 
Informant:   H. D. SHEPHERD, Vest, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Vest, Ky. 
Date:  07 July 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  H. D. Shepherd, Vest, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  18 September 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  05 July 1945 
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 (blank) Dr. Duke saw this patient and prescribed for her in June 1945 - RBC
Immediate cause of death:  Paralytic stroke 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Hypertension
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman
Date signed:  18 July 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 29 November 2010