DEATH CERTIFICATE

R. B. STURGILL

Date  15 April 1945
Cert:  Original # 09790 
Place of Death: County: Floyd    City or Town:  Martin
Name of Hospital or Institution:  Beaver Valley 
Length of stay in hospital or community:  02 days 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  May, Ky.
Full Name:  R. B. STURGILL 
If Veteran Name War:  (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:   Mariah STURGILL 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  56 years 
Birth date of deceased:  Don't know 
Age:  49 years
Birthplace:  Knott
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Nathaniel STURGILL 
Father Birthplace:  Va. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Sarah PIGMAN 
Mother Birthplace:  Knott Co. 
Informant:  Ellis STURGILL, Wayland, Ky. 
Burial Place:  May, Ky. 
Date:  16 April 1945 
Signature of funeral director:  G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  10 May 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Lucy Ransdell 
Date of Death:  15 April 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 15 April 1945 to 15 April 1945, that I last saw him alive on 15 April 145, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:00 p.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  acute endocarditits
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  (blank)
Date of occurrence:  (blank)
Where did injury occur:  (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury:  (blank)
Signature: Marvin Ransdell, M.D., Prestonsburg
Date signed:  21 May 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 09 February 2010