DEATH CERTIFICATE

MELVIN SLONE

Date:  25 July 1943
Cert:  15320
Place of Death: County: Floyd     City or Town:  Wayland
Street No. or Location:  (blank) 
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.    County: Floyd
City or Town:  Wayland
Full Name:  Melvin SLONE
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Ana SLONE
Age of husband or wife if alive:  34 years
Birth date of deceased:  10 May 1909
Age: 34 years, 02 months, 15 days
Birthplace:  Leburn
Occupation:  Mining (Coal)
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  Joe SLONE
Father Birthplace:  Knot Co.
Mother Maiden Name:  Beth REYNOLDS
Mother Birthplace:  Knot Co.
Informant:  Taulby SLONE, Wayland, Ky.
Burial Place:  Leburn, Ky.
Date:  27 July 1943
Signature of funeral director: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  31 July 1943
Registrar's Signature:  Winifred Norris
Date of Death:  25 July 1943
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on 25 July 1943, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10:30 a.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Bullet wound through left chest close to heart
Duration: (blank)
Due to: (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Date of occurrence: 25 July 1943
Where did injury occur: home
While at work: (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address: W. J. Ryan, Embalmer, Martin, Ky.
Date signed:  30 July 1943
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 02 June 2010