Date:    15 March 1946
Cert:    11626 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Pippapass, Ky. Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky    County: Knott
City or Town:  Pippapass     Rural 
Full Name:  Pearl SHORT 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married 
Husband or Wife of:  Lula RICHARDSON SHORT
Age of husband or wife if alive: 37 years
Birth date of deceased:  01 April 1902 
Age:  43 years
Birthplace:  Pippapass 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Charley SHORT 
Father Birthplace:  Pippapass, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Susie STURGILL 
Mother Birthplace:   Pike Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Lula SHORT, Pippapass, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Pippapass, Ky. 
Date:  17 March 1946 
Signature of funeral director:  None
Date received by local registrar:  31 May 1946 
Registrar's Signature:  Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  15 March 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 (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Mitral Stenosis 
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:  31 May 1946 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 December 2010