Date:  30 October 1955
Cert:  #23133
Place of Death: County: Kite, Knott Co.  City or Town: Kite - Rural
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Home
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.      County: Knott
City or Town: Kite, Ky. - Rural     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Elisha THORNSBURY
Date of Death:  30 October 1955
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  06 May 1885
Age: 69 years
Usual Occupation: Lumbering
Kind of Industry or business:  Lumbering
Birthplace:  Ky.
Father's Name:  James THORNSBURY
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nancy CAUDILL
Was deceased ever in armed forces:  no
Social Security No.: 233-24-0432
Informant:  Wife
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cancer of stomach
Interval between onset and death:  02 years
Due to:  Hemorrhage
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 January 1954 to 30 October 1955, that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at 12:30 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  02 November 1955
Address:  Wayland, Ky.
Signature:  M. V. Wicker, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal: Burial
Date:  31 October 1955
Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Rene Hall Cemetery
Location:  Kite, Knott, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: (illegible)
Registrar's Signature: Myrtle Slone
Funeral director & address:  Friends & Neighbors, Kite
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 10 June 2011