DEATH CERTIFICATE

SALLIE SHEPPARD

Date:  18 February 1940
Cert:  10426
Place of Death: County: Knott     City or Town: Lackey
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Memorial
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Floyd
City or Town:  Pyramid
Full Name:  Sallie SHEPPARD
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Abe SHEPPARD
Age of husband or wife if alive:  54 years
Birth date of deceased:  Don't know
Age: 50 years
Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky.
Occupation:  House
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Harrison STEPHENS
Father Birthplace:  Floyd Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Rebecca ALLEN
Mother Birthplace:  Floyd Co.
Informant/Address:  Abe SHEPHERD, Pyramid, Ky.
Burial Place:   Pyramid
Date:  20 February 1940
Signature of funeral director/address: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  07 March 1940
Registrar's Signature:  Macie Miller
Date of Death:  18 February 1940
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to 18 February 1940, that I last saw her alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:45 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Strephococcic meningitis
Duration: (blank)
Due to: Otitis media and mastoiditis ex???sion
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: A. Rabin, M.D., Martin
Date signed:  (blank)
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 28 August 2010