DEATH CERTIFICATE

VIRGIL SMITH

Date 06 November 1953
Cert: 22243
Place of Death: County: Fayette City or Town: Lexington
Length of stay in hospital or community: 03 days
Name of Hospital or Institution: Good Samaritan Hospt.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky County: Knott
City or Town: Fisty
Full Name: Virgil SMITH
Date of Death: 06 November 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Single
Date of Birth: 02 June 1923
Age: 30 years
Usual Occupation: not known
Kind of Industry or business: (blank)
Birthplace: Perry County, Ky.
Father's Name: James Edward SMITH
Mother's Maiden Name: Polly FUGATE
Was deceased ever in armed forces: Yes
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant: Hospital Records
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Uremia, acidosis and anemia
Interval between onset and death:  several weeks
Due to (b):  marked renal insufficiency
Interval between onset and death:  since 1951
Due to (c):  Surgical absence of rt. kidney and (illegible) nephritis, severe, (illegible), left
Interval between onset and death:  1948
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (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 03 November 1953 to 06 November 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 06 November 1953, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 8:15 p.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  12 November 1953
Address:  203 W. 2nd St.
Signature:  M. Randolph Gilliam, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  09 November 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Fisty Cemetery
Location:  Fisty, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 11 November 1953
Registrar's Signature:  D. A. Furlong
Funeral director and address: Maggard and Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 21 February 2010