DEATH CERTIFICATE

OTIS SLOAN

Date  11 September 1943
Cert:  21053 
Place of Death: County:  Perry     City or Town:  Vicco
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank) 
Length of stay in hospital or community:  2 hrs 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Garner (Rural)
Full Name:  Otis SLOAN 
If Veteran Name War:  No
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Florida SPARKMAN SLOAN 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  25 years 
Birth date of deceased:  15 July 1915 
Age:  28 years, 01 months,  26 days
Birthplace:  Garner, Kentucky 
Occupation:  Bulldozer Operator 
Industry or business:  Coal Mining
Father Name:  Willie SLOAN 
Father Birthplace:  Raven, Kentucky 
Mother Maiden Name:  Ida SLOAN 
Mother Birthplace:  Garner, Kentucky 
Informant:  Ben SLOAN, Garner, Kentucky 
Burial Place:  Garner, Kentucky 
Date:  13 September 1943 
Signature funeral director: Maggard Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  11 October 1943
Registrar's Signature:  Anna L. Boulos 
Date of Death:  11 September 1943 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on 11 September 1943, and that death occurred on the date stated above at about 5 p.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  Gun Shot Wound in lower region of left lung.  Hemorrhage
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  Homicide
Date of occurrence:  11 September 1943
Where did injury occur:  Public Bus Station
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury:  (blank)
Signature:  Ed H. (illegible), Coroner, Perry County, Allias, Kentucky
Date signed:  12 September 1943 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 06 February 2010