DEATH CERTIFICATE

ELIAS SMITH

Date:  18 April 1953
Cert:  26650
Place of Death: County:  Floyd     City or Town:  Garrett
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  On Stone Coal
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Floyd
City or Town: Garrett     Street Address: On Stone Coal
Full Name:  Elias SMITH
Date of Death:  18 April 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  unknown
Age: 85 years
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Kind of Industry or business: none
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father's Name:  unknown
Mother's Maiden Name:  unknown
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Andrew RITCHIE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Lobar Pneumonia
Interval between onset and death:  04 days
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: no
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 17 April 1953 to 17 April 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 17 April 1953, and that death occurred at 2 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  22 April 1953
Address:  Garrett, Ky.
Signature:  Mark Dempsey, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  19 April 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family
Location:  Garner, Knott Co., Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  15 January 1954
Registrar's Signature:  Lucy Ransdell
Funeral director & address:  Hall Bros., Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 13 August 2010