Date:  01 November 1954
Cert:  26472 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Larkslane - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town: Larkslane - Rural    If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Leslie SLONE 
Date of Death:  01 November 1954 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married 
Date of Birth:  22 July 1917 
Age:  37 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Father's Name:  Marion SLONE 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nancy JOHNSON 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  Marion SLONE 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Gun Shot
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Decapitating Skull
Interval between onset and death:  none
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Place of injury:  Home
City or Town, County, State: Larkslane, Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 01 November 1954, 10 (illegible)
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Gun shot in Head
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:  02 November 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  John Everage, Coroner Knott Co.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  03 November 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: (illegible) Cemetery
Location:  Pippapass, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 07 February 1955
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 23 February 2011