Date:    06 March 1944
Cert:    07540 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Vest, Ky.  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:  Vest, Ky.     Rural 
Full Name:  Joseph B. SUTTON 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:  (blank)
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:   03 October 1932
Age:  11 years, 05 months, 03 days
Birthplace:   Vest, Knott Co., Ky.
Occupation:   School boy 
Industry or business: (blank)
Father Name:   Thomas B. SUTTON
Father Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:   Zella COMBS 
Mother Birthplace:   Knott Co., Ky. 
Informant:   Pearl COMBS, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Vest, Ky. 
Date:   07 March 1944 
Signature funeral director:  B. C. Combs for family Hindman, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:   27 March 1944
Registrar's Signature:  Ida Livingston
Date of Death:  06 March 1944 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on 06 March 1944, and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Accident (illegible) the child died part of face blown off (illegible) left femur and left leg and partly loss of right hand 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Accident
Date of occurrence: 06 March 1944
Where did injury occur: At father's saw mill near home
While at work:  Bringing horses to the mill
Means of injury: Exploding of mill boiler
Signature & Address: M. F. Kelley, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  29 March 1944 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 24 November 2010