Date:    27 November 1944
Cert:    13039 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Garner (rural)
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Garner (rural) 
Full Name:  Gomar SPARKMAN 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, (blank)
Husband or Wife of:  Serena REYNOLDS
Age of husband or wife if alive: 31 years
Birth date of deceased:  21 November 1913 
Age:  31 years, 00 months, 06 days
Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky. 
Occupation:   Farming 
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:  R. G. SPARKMAN 
Father Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Sarah WATTS 
Mother Birthplace:  Knott County, Ky. 
Informant:  (illegible) R. G. (his X) SPARKMAN, Garner, Ky.
Burial Place:  Garner, Ky. 
Date:  03 December 1944 
Signature of funeral director: Earl Howard, Estill, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 22 March 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft acting L. R. per B. Carns
Date of Death:  27 November 1944 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to 10 April 1943, that I last saw h-- alive on 27 November 1944, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Paralysis of the lower limbs caused by slate fall 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: April 1943
Where did injury occur: In Meem-Haskin Mines, Kodak, Ky.
While at work:  Yes
Means of injury: Slate fall
Signature & Address:  M. F. Kelley, Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  22 March 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 November 2010