DEATH CERTIFICATE

JANICE STURDIVANT SHORT

Date  12 April 1945
Cert:  08380 
Place of Death: County: Jefferson     City or Town: Rural (Louisville crossed through)
Name of Hospital or Institution:   Nichols General Hospital
Length of stay in hospital or community:  (blank) 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky    County: Knott
City or Town:  Hindman
Full Name:  Janice STURDIVANT SHORT 
If Veteran Name War:  World War II
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Elmon SHORT 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  unknown 
Birth date of deceased:  22 January 1923 
Age:  22 years, 02 months, 21 days
Birthplace:  Hardburly, Kentucky 
Occupation:  Prior:  Waitress     Pres:  Soldier 
Industry or business:  Prior: Unknown     Pres:  U.S. Army
Father Name:  Unknown 
Father Birthplace:  Unknown 
Mother Maiden Name:  Unknown 
Mother Birthplace:  Unknown 
Informant:  Official Records, U.S. Army 
Removal:  Engle Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.   
Date:  13 April 1945 
Signature of funeral director: Bohlsen Funeral Home, 825 Barret Ave., Louisville, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  15 April 1945
Registrar's Signature:  N. N. (illegible) 
Date of Death:  12 April 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 9:35 p.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  poisoning, severe, due to cyanide taken with suicidal intent at Nichols General Hospital, Louisville 2, Kentucky
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of autopsy: Same as above
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  Suicide
Date of occurrence:  12 April 1945
Where did injury occur:  AC Barracks, Nichols Gen. Hosp., Louisville 2, Ky.
While at work:  No
Means of injury:  Poison
Signature:  Dr. Vincent Stabile, Coroner by Chas K. (illegible), Fiscal Court Building
Date signed:  17 April 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 09 February 2010