Date:  03 March 1954
Cert:  26618 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Vest - 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: Vest - Rural    If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  Sarah SMITH 
Date of Death:  03 March 1954 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Female, White, Widow
Date of Birth:  04 May 1888 
Age:  66 years 
Usual Occupation:  Housewife
Kind of Industry or business:  Housewife
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky. 
Father's Name:  David STURGILL 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Raney BRADLEY 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  Ernest SMITH 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: High blood pressure and Disease of the heart
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy:  (blank)
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 04 January 1954 to 03 March 1954, that I last saw the deceased alive on 24 February 1954, and that death occurred at 8 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  05 March 1954
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  M. F. Kelley, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  05 March 1954
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Smith Cemetery
Location:  Soft Shell, Ky. 
Date received by local registrar:  05 May 1954
Registrar's Signature: Mrs. Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John Everage, Hindman, Ky. 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 February 2011