Date:    11 July 1944
Cert:    13030 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Lackey, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: Stumbo Mem. Hosp.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County:  Knott
City or Town:  Decoy (Rural) 
Full Name:   William I. SHEPPARD 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Sylvania SHEPPARD
Age of husband or wife if alive: 55 years
Birth date of deceased:  04 October 1872
Age:  74 years, 09 months, 06 days
Birthplace:  Knott Co.
Occupation:   Farmer
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:   Eli SHEPPARD
Father Birthplace:   Floyd Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Louisa MORGAN 
Mother Birthplace:  Breathitt Co., Ky. 
Informant:   Decoy, Morgan SHEPPARD 
Burial Place:  Decoy Cemetery 
Date:   13 July 1944 
Signature of funeral director: Casket purchased from W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   19 March 1945
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft Acting L. R. Per B. Carns
Date of Death:  11 July 1944 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 05 July 1944 to 15 July 1944, that I last saw him alive on 1944, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Abscess of (illegible) abdomen 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Septic infection
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. R. Hodge, M.D., Lackey, Ky.
Date signed:  19 March 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 22 November 2010