Date:    28 November 1946
Cert:    26820 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Mallie, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community:  15 years
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Mallie     Rural 
Full Name:  Catherine SHORT 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Hiram SHORT
Age of husband or wife if alive: 53 years
Birth date of deceased:  08 July 1892 
Age:  54 years, 04 months, 20 days  
Birthplace:  Hindman, Ky. 
Occupation:  Housewife 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Wesley SPARKMAN 
Father Birthplace:  Floyd Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Polly Ann CAMPBELL 
Mother Birthplace:   Letcher Co., Ky. 
Informant:   Hiram SHORT, Mallie, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Branham's Creek 
Date:  01 December 1946 
Signature of funeral director:  None - Friends, Mallie, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 14 December 1946 
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  28 November 1946 
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 7 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Heart Failure died sudden 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Rheumatism
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, Ky.
Date signed:  14 December 1946 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 December 2010