Date:   18 August 1941
Cert:   20356 
Place of Death: County: Knott Co.    City or Town: Dema, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Floyd
City or Town:  Dema, Ky.   Rural
Full Name:  Milton SLONE
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: 403-89-6506
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Dora SLONE
Age of husband or wife if alive:  33 years
Birth date of deceased:  16 November 1903
Age: 38 years, 09 months, 02 days 
Birthplace:  Dema, Ky.
Occupation:  Miner
Industry or business: Elkhorn Coal Corporation
Father Name:  John W. SLONE
Father Birthplace:  Dema
Mother Maiden Name:  Marry SLONE
Mother Birthplace:  Grethel, Ky.
Informant:  Beckom SLONE, Martin, Ky.
Burial Place: Dema, Ky. 
Date:  20 August 1941
Signature of funeral director: O. T. Lemaster, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  30 August 1941
Registrar's Signature:  Phena Slone
Date of Death:  18 August 1941
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 18 August 1941 to 18 August 1941, that I last saw h-- alive on 18 August 1941, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 12:45
Immediate cause of death:  gun shot
Duration: (blank)
Due to: through heart by 12 gage shot gun
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Date of occurrence: 18 August 1941
Where did injury occur: home
While at work: no
Means of injury: gun shot
Signature & Address: O. T. Lemaster, F. D., Martin, Ky.
Date signed:  18 August 1941
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 15 October 2010