Date:  14 March 1952
Cert:  10453 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Decoy, 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:  Decoy   Rural    Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Sarah Jane Shepherd
Date of Death:  14 March 1952
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Date of Birth:  18 March 1883
Age:  Almost 69 years
Usual Occupation:  Housewife 
Kind of Industry or business: Home
Birthplace:  Acute Heart Attack
Father's Name:  Press BRADLEY
Mother's Maiden Name:  Rosanna MAGGARD
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  none
Informant:  Morgan SHEPHERD
Disease/condition directly leading to death: Acute Heart Attack
Interval between onset and death:  05 hours
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  No
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 (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at 10:10 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  19 May 1952
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  17 March 1952
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Press Bradley Cemetery
Location:  Decoy, Breathitt, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  04 June 1952
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Friends & Relatives, Decoy, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 28 January 2011