Date:    23 November 1947
Cert:    27127 
Place of Death: County: Knott  City or Town: Talcum, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Talcum     Rural 
Full Name:  Monroe SHORT 
If Veteran Name War: World War II
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  23 January 1923 
Age:  24 years, 10 months, 00 days
Birthplace:  Perry 
Occupation:  Lumberman 
Industry or business:  Pruett Lumber Co.
Father Name:  Linvell SHORT 
Father Birthplace:  Perry Co. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Elsie RICHIE 
Mother Birthplace:   Perry Co. 
Informant:  Amel SHORT, Talcum, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Richie (Knott) 
Date:  24 November 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 29 November 1947 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  23 November 1947 
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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Gun shot wound in chest
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  Homicide
Date of occurrence:  23 November 1947
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: Gun
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  08 December 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 December 2010