Date:    13 May 1948
Cert:    10534 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Carrie, 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:  Carrie, Ky. 
Full Name:  George SLONE 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Lenora SMITH SLONE
Age of husband or wife if alive: 15 years
Birth date of deceased:  08 September 1927 
Age:  (blank)
Birthplace:  Garner, Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Farming 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Mose SLONE 
Father Birthplace:  Garner, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Dena SHORT 
Mother Birthplace:   Leburn, Ky. 
Informant:   Mose (his X mark) SLONE, Carrie, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Carrie, Ky.
Date:  15 May 1948 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends, Carrie, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 18 May 1948 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  13 May 1948 
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:  Gunshot wound
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Accidental discharge of gun while climbing around a cliff
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence:  13 May 1948
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  Going to work
Means of injury: Gun
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  18 May 1948 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 29 December 2010