Date:   10 September 1956
Cert: # 56-18915
Place of Death: County: Knott    City or Town: Topmost - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Full Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Topmost     Residence on a Farm?:   Yes
Street Address: (blank)     Residence inside City Limits?:  No
Full Name:  Farris SLONE  
Date of Death:  10 September 1956 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  02 November 1923 
Age:  32 years
Usual Occupation:  Miner
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Father's Name:   Silas SLONE
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nannie GIBSON 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.:  XXX-XX-XXX
Informant:   Mrs. Margaret SLONE
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Internal injuries of chest
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to (b):  Slate Fall in mines
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Describe how injury occurred:  Slate fall in coal mine
Time of injury:  10 September 1956
Injury occurred at work: While at work
Place of injury:  in mine
City, Town or Location, County, State: Topmost, Knott, Ky.
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:   15 September 1956
Address:   Hindman, Ky. 
Signature:   John Everage, Coroner, Knott Co.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:   13 September 1956
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:   Family
Location:  Hollybush, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   24 September 1956
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky. 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 25 April 2012