Date:  14 November 1949
Cert:  27848 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Garner, Ky. Rural
Length of stay (in this place):  15 years
Street address or location:  Left Troublesome Creek
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Garner   Rural   Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Sarah Margaret SPARKMAN
Date of Death:  14 November 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Married
Date of Birth:  30 March 1881
Age:  68 years
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Kind of Industry or business: Home
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Father's Name:  Silas WATTS
Mother's Maiden Name:  Sallie CAUDILL
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.:  None
Informant:  Mrs. Nora B. SLONE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Paralytic Stroke
Interval between onset and death:  03 1/2 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 09 November 1949 to 14 November 1949, that I last saw the deceased alive on November 1949, and that death occurred at 1:50 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  (blank)
Address:  Hindman, Ky.
Signature:  J. W. Duke, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  16 November 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Silas Watts Cemetery
Location:  Garner, Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 02 November 1950
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  John N. Taul, Hindman, Hindman Funeral Home
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 08 January 2011