DEATH CERTIFICATE

ELIZABETH MORRIS SMITH

Date:    10 February 1947
Cert:    09218 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Rural
Street Number or Location:  Spider, Ky.
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County:  Knott
City or Town:  Rural     If rural give precinct:  Spider 
Full Name:  Elizabeth MORRIS SMITH 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Jesse B. SMITH
Age of husband or wife if alive: 72 years
Birth date of deceased:  04 May 1883 
Age: 63 years, 09 months, 06 days
Birthplace:  Lee Co., Va. 
Occupation:  House Keeper 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Dr. Frank MORRIS 
Father Birthplace:   Va. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Martha PHILLIPS   
Mother Birthplace:   Ashville, N.C. 
Informant:    Jessie B. SMITH, Spider, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Hindman 
Date:  13 February 1947 
Signature of funeral director:  Joe Greer, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  25 March 1947 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  10 February 1947 
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:  Acute indigestion and heart failure 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D, Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  30 April 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 December 2010