Date:  23 May 1953
Cert:  16996 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Lackey, Ky. Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Stumbo Memorial Hosp.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Floyd
City or Town:  Wayland     If rural give location: (blank)
Full Name:  James SPARKS 
Date of Death:  23 May 1953 
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  03 July 1891 
Age:  61 years 
Usual Occupation:  Miner
Kind of Industry or business:  Coal
Birthplace:  Ky. 
Father's Name:  Unknown 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Florence LYKINS 
Was deceased ever in armed forces: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Informant:  Henry SPARKS 
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cancer of lung
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  Cancer of kidney
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 27 April 1953 to 23 May 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 23 May 1953, and that death occurred at 1:30 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  26 May 1953
Address:  Lackey, Ky.
Signature:  C. M. Aker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  24 May 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Whitt Martin
Location:  Dema, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 12 June 1953
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  Birchell C. Hall, Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 11 February 2011